Where does “Ramzan” come from?
Ramzan (English) comes from Urdu رمضان, from Arabic رَمَضَان, from Ottoman Turkish بیرام, from Common Turkic badram, from Iranian word.
Ancestry of “Ramzan”, step by step
Ramzan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Urdu رمضان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Urdu | رمضان | Ramadan |
| 2 | Arabic | رَمَضَان | Ramadan |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | بیرام | holy feast, holy day, festival |
| 4 | Common Turkic | badram | — |
| 5 | Iranian | word | — |
via Hindi रमज़ान
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | रमज़ान | Ramadan |
| 2 | Classical Persian | رمضان | — |
| 3 | Arabic | رمضان | Ramadan |
via Bengali রমজান
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Bengali | রমজান | Ramadan |