Where does “قُرْبَان” come from?
قُرْبَان (Arabic) comes from Ottoman Turkish بیرام, from Common Turkic badram, from Iranian word.
Ancestry of “قُرْبَان”, step by step
قُرْبَان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish بیرام
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بیرام | holy feast, holy day, festival |
| 2 | Common Turkic | badram | — |
| 3 | Iranian | word | — |
via Aramaic קורבנא
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aramaic | קורבנא | offering, oblation; sacrifice; Eucharist |