Where does “ayvanlıq” come from?

ayvanlıq (Crimean Tatar) comes from Crimean Tatar ayvan, from Ottoman Turkish حیوان, from Arabic حَيَوَان — animal.

ayvanlıq (Crimean Tatar): atrocity, brutality

Definitions

  1. atrocity, brutality

Ancestry of “ayvanlıq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tatarayvananimal
2Ottoman Turkishحیوانanimal; a person who behaves wildly
3Arabicحَيَوَانanimal
Every word from Arabic حَيَوَان →Every word from Ottoman Turkish حیوان →Every word from Crimean Tatar ayvan →