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Where does “sinirli” come from?

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

sinirli (Turkish): contracted; finite; limited

Definitions

  1. contracted; finite; limited

Ancestry of “sinirli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsınırborder
2Arabicسنورcat
3Ancient Greekσύνορον—
4Ancient Greekσύνοροςconterminous with, neighboring, bordering
5Ancient Greekὅροςboundary, limit, frontier, landmark; marking...
6Proto-Hellenicwórwos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerw-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werw- →