Where does “sahur” come from?

sahur (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ساهور, from Arabic سَحُور, from Arabic سَحَر — dawn, daybreak.

Ancestry of “sahur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishساهور—
2Arabicسَحُور—
3Arabicسَحَرdawn, daybreak
Every word from Arabic سَحَر →Every word from Arabic سَحُور →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ساهور →