Where does “sancak” come from?
sancak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish سنجاق, from Proto-Turkic *sančgak.
sancak (Turkish): emblem; shire; sanjak
Ancestry of “sancak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | سنجاق | flag, banner; a type of local administrative... |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | *sančgak | — |