Where does “Xavier” come from?
Xavier (English) comes from Basque Xabier, from Basque Etxeberria, from Basque berri, from Ottoman Turkish بری, from Ottoman Turkish ـی, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣 — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “Xavier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Basque | Xabier | — |
| 2 | Basque | Etxeberria | new house |
| 3 | Basque | berri | news; new |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | بری | — |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | ـی | — |
| 6 | Persian | ـی | Forms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms... |
| 7 | Middle Persian | -yk' | — |
| 8 | Old Persian | -𐎡𐎣 | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -kas | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “Xavier”