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Where does “sunak” come from?

sunak (Turkish) comes from Turkish sunmak, from Ottoman Turkish صونمق, from Old Anatolian Turkish sun-, from Proto-Turkic sūn- — to stretch out; to stretch, stretch out.

sunak (Turkish): altar

Definitions

  1. altar

Ancestry of “sunak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsunmakto offer, present, submit; to introduce,...
2Ottoman Turkishصونمقto present
3Old Anatolian Turkishsun-to hold out, offer, present
4Proto-Turkicsūn-to stretch out; to stretch, stretch out
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