Where does “shejtan” come from?

shejtan (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish شیطان, from Old Anatolian Turkish شیطان, from Arabic شَيْطَان, from Arabic شَيَّطَ — to singe; to scorch.

shejtan (Albanian): Satan, Devil

Definitions

  1. Satan, Devil

Ancestry of “shejtan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشیطانdevilish, cunning, mischievous; devil
2Old Anatolian Turkishشیطان—
3ArabicشَيْطَانShaitan, Satan; Satan, devil; satan, devil
4Arabicشَيَّطَto singe; to scorch
Every word from Arabic شَيَّطَ →Every word from Arabic شَيْطَان →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish شیطان →