Where does “شەیتانۆکە” come from?

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

شەیتانۆکە (Central Kurdish): snail

Definitions

  1. snail

Ancestry of “شەیتانۆکە”, step by step

شەیتانۆکە traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Kurdish شەیتان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishشەیتانdevil, Satan
2ArabicشَيْطَانShaitan, Satan; Satan, devil; satan, devil
3Arabicشَيَّطَto singe; to scorch

via Central Kurdish ـۆکە

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishـۆکە—
Every word from Arabic شَيَّطَ →Every word from Arabic شَيْطَان →Every word from Central Kurdish شەیتان →