Where does “hijaber” come from?

hijaber (English) comes from English ER, from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.

hijaber (English): One who wears a hijab

Definitions

  1. One who wears a hijab

Ancestry of “hijaber”, step by step

hijaber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle

via English hijab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhijabThe practice, among Muslim women, of covering the...
2Arabicحِجَابcover, veil; veil
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēder →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ایر →