Where does “turban” come from?
Turban comes from Middle French turbant, from Italian turbante, from Turkish tülbent, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr through Latin turba meaning crowd or disturbance.
turban (English): A man's headdress made by winding a length of...
Definitions
- A man's headdress made by winding a length of...
Ancestry of “turban”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | turbant | — |
| 2 | Italian | turbante | present participle of turbare; turban |
| 3 | Turkish | tülbent | muslin; cheesecloth |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | دلبند | a kind of gauzy cotton used in the production of... |
| 5 | Persian | دلبند | beloved; Alternative form of دولبند |
| 6 | Classical Persian | دِل | — |
| 7 | Punjabi | ਦਿਲ | heart; soul; spirit, valor; feelings, emotions |
| 8 | Classical Persian | دل | — |