Where does “դիվան” come from?
դիվան (Armenian) comes from Russian дива́н, from Ottoman Turkish دیوان, from Persian دیوان, from Middle Persian dywʾn', from Middle Persian diβi-vān, from Middle Persian dipi-vān-, from Old Persian dipi-vahanam, from Old Persian 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 — tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet.
դիվան (Armenian): archive; divan; court, tribunal
Definitions
- archive; divan; court, tribunal
Ancestry of “դիվան”, step by step
դիվան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian дива́н
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | дива́н | sofa, couch, divan |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | دیوان | divan; court, tribunal |
| 3 | Persian | دیوان | divan; bureau; court, tribunal |
| 4 | Middle Persian | dywʾn' | archive; collected writings |
| 5 | Middle Persian | diβi-vān | — |
| 6 | Middle Persian | dipi-vān- | relating to documents |
| 7 | Old Persian | dipi-vahanam | document house |
| 8 | Old Persian | 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 | inscription; document |
| 9 | Elamite | 𒁾 | inscription, writing |
| 10 | Akkadian | 𒁾 | tablet; document; letter |
| 11 | Sumerian | 𒁾 | tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet |
via Old Armenian դիւան
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | դիւան | council chamber, court of justice or any large... |