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Where does “sinir” come from?

sinir (Turkish) comes from Arabic سنور, from Ancient Greek σύνορον, from Ancient Greek σύνορος, from Ancient Greek ὅρος, from Proto-Hellenic wórwos, from Proto-Indo-European werw-.

sinir (Turkish): border

Definitions

  1. border

Ancestry of “sinir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسنورcat
2Ancient Greekσύνορον—
3Ancient Greekσύνοροςconterminous with, neighboring, bordering
4Ancient Greekὅροςboundary, limit, frontier, landmark; marking...
5Proto-Hellenicwórwos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerw-—

Words derived from “sinir”

  • sınırlı
  • sınırsız
  • sınırdaş
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