Where does “شەیتان” come from?

شەیتان (Central Kurdish) comes from Arabic شَيْطَان, from Arabic شَيَّطَ — to singe; to scorch.

شەیتان (Central Kurdish): devil, Satan

Definitions

  1. devil, Satan

Ancestry of “شەیتان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicشَيْطَانShaitan, Satan; Satan, devil; satan, devil
2Arabicشَيَّطَto singe; to scorch

Words derived from “شەیتان”

Every word from Arabic شَيَّطَ →Every word from Arabic شَيْطَان →