| 1 | Persian | سرمه | kohl, collyrium; antimony; orach |
| 2 | Turkish | sürmek | to drive ; to push; to ride; to send, exile,... |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | سورمك | to drive, drive away, banish, advance, sell in... |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | sür- | to drive away, spend time, go ahead, advance; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | sǖr- | to vade away; to drive away, banish |