Where does “шайтанарба” come from?

шайтанарба (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh шайтан, from Arabic شَيْطَان, from Arabic شَيَّطَ — to singe; to scorch.

шайтанарба (Kazakh): bicycle

Definitions

  1. bicycle

Ancestry of “шайтанарба”, step by step

шайтанарба traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh шайтан

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhшайтанshaitan, Satan; the devil
2ArabicشَيْطَانShaitan, Satan; Satan, devil; satan, devil
3Arabicشَيَّطَto singe; to scorch

via Kazakh арба

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhарбаaraba
Every word from Arabic شَيَّطَ →Every word from Arabic شَيْطَان →Every word from Kazakh шайтан →