Where does “keşiş” come from?

keşiş (Crimean Tatar) comes from Persian کشیش, from Persian پهلوی, from Middle Persian 𐫛𐫍𐫓𐫇𐫀𐫗𐫏𐫃, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 — Parthia.

keşiş (Crimean Tatar): monk

Definitions

  1. monk

Ancestry of “keşiş”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکشیشpriest including Christian priests
2Persianپهلویearlier, older
3Middle Persian𐫛𐫍𐫓𐫇𐫀𐫗𐫏𐫃—
4Old Persian𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺Parthia
Every word from Old Persian 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 →Every word from Middle Persian 𐫛𐫍𐫓𐫇𐫀𐫗𐫏𐫃 →Every word from Persian پهلوی →