Where does “sure” come from?
sure (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish سوره, from Arabic سُورَة — chapter of the Qur'an; sura.
sure (Turkish): duration
Ancestry of “sure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | سوره | — |
| 2 | Arabic | سُورَة | chapter of the Qur'an; sura |