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Where does “bairam” come from?

bairam (English) comes from Turkish bayram, from Ottoman Turkish بیرام, from Common Turkic badram, from Iranian word.

bairam (English): Either of two Muslim festivals held after Ramadan

Definitions

  1. Either of two Muslim festivals held after Ramadan

Ancestry of “bairam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishbayramEid, religious festival; Religious festival of...
2Ottoman Turkishبیرامholy feast, holy day, festival
3Common Turkicbadram—
4Iranianword—
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