Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *ser- (to endure, be patient; to spread), equivalent to سرمك (ser-) +‎ ـكی (-gi). The first sense, something spread out, is the original.

Noun

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سركی (sergi)

  1. anything spread out on the ground: mat, carpet, etc.
  2. storefront; display, exhibition (of goods)
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Descendants

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  • Turkish: sergi
  • Armenian: սէրկի (sērki)
  • Romanian: sârghie

Further reading

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  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “sergi”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
  • Kélékian, Diran (1911) “سركی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 675
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “sergi”, in Nişanyan Sözlük