Where does “Şəytân” come from?

Şəytân (Khalaj) comes from Persian شیطان, from Arabic شَيْطَان, from Arabic شَيَّطَ — to singe; to scorch.

Şəytân (Khalaj): the Devil

Definitions

  1. the Devil

Ancestry of “Şəytân”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشیطانdevil; naughty, devilish, mischievous
2ArabicشَيْطَانShaitan, Satan; Satan, devil; satan, devil
3Arabicشَيَّطَto singe; to scorch
Every word from Arabic شَيَّطَ →Every word from Arabic شَيْطَان →Every word from Persian شیطان →