Where does “dey” come from?

dey (French) comes from Algerian Arabic داي, from Ottoman Turkish دایی, from Persian دایی — maternal uncle.

dey (French): dey ruler of the

Definitions

  1. dey ruler of the

Ancestry of “dey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Algerian Arabicداي—
2Ottoman Turkishداییmaternal uncle, the brother of one's mother, thus a second-degree relative
3Persianداییmaternal uncle

Words derived from “dey”

Every word from Persian دایی →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دایی →Every word from Algerian Arabic داي →