Where does “şeytan” come from?

şeytan (Crimean Tatar) comes from Arabic شَيْطَان, from Arabic شَيَّطَ — to singe; to scorch.

şeytan (Crimean Tatar): satan

Definitions

  1. satan

Ancestry of “şeytan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicشَيْطَانShaitan, Satan; Satan, devil; satan, devil
2Arabicشَيَّطَto singe; to scorch
Every word from Arabic شَيَّطَ →Every word from Arabic شَيْطَان →