Where does “dewan” come from?
dewan (Malay) comes from Classical Persian دیوَان, from Middle Persian dywʾn', from Middle Persian diβi-vān, from Middle Persian dipi-vān-, from Old Persian dipi-vahanam, from Old Persian 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡, from Elamite 𒁾, from Akkadian 𒁾 — tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet.
dewan (Malay): hall; council; court, council
Definitions
- hall; council; court, council
Ancestry of “dewan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | دیوَان | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | dywʾn' | archive; collected writings |
| 3 | Middle Persian | diβi-vān | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | dipi-vān- | relating to documents |
| 5 | Old Persian | dipi-vahanam | document house |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 | inscription; document |
| 7 | Elamite | 𒁾 | inscription, writing |
| 8 | Akkadian | 𒁾 | tablet; document; letter |
| 9 | Sumerian | 𒁾 | tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet |