Where does “Сайвански” come from?
Сайвански (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian сайван, from Ottoman Turkish صایوان, from Persian سایبان, from Persian سایه, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
Ancestry of “Сайвански”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | сайван | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | صایوان | awning, canopy, overhang, marquee, a cover extended over a place as a shelter from sun or rain |
| 3 | Persian | سایبان | shade (of a tree or foliage) |
| 4 | Persian | سایه | shadow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ | shadow, shade |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |