Where does “semt” come from?

semt (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish سمت, from Arabic سَمْت, from Aramaic סֵימִטָא, from Latin sēmita, from Proto-Italic sēmitā, from Proto-Indo-European swé(d).

semt (Turkish): neighbourhood; quarter; district

Definitions

  1. neighbourhood; quarter; district

Ancestry of “semt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishسمت—
2Arabicسَمْتdirection, path
3Aramaicסֵימִטָא—
4Latinsēmitanarrow way, footpath, path, pathway
5Proto-Italicsēmitā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswé(d)—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé(d) →Every word from Proto-Italic sēmitā →Every word from Latin sēmita →