Where does “avdeshanë” come from?
avdeshanë (Albanian) comes from Albanian avdes, from Ottoman Turkish آبدست, from Persian آبدست, from Persian آب, from Middle Persian ʾp̄, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠, from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps — water, body of water.
avdeshanë (Albanian): ritual washing place
Definitions
- ritual washing place
Ancestry of “avdeshanë”, step by step
avdeshanë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Albanian avdes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | avdes | abdest |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | آبدست | abdest |
| 3 | Persian | آبدست | abdest, wudu; ablution |
| 4 | Persian | آب | water; liquid; juice |
| 5 | Middle Persian | ʾp̄ | water |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠 | into the water |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | Hā́fš | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hā́ps | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ep- | water, body of water |
via Albanian han
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | han | khan |