Where does “Ras ir-Randan” come from?

Ras ir-Randan (Maltese) comes from Maltese Randan, from Arabic رَمَضَان, from Ottoman Turkish بیرام, from Common Turkic badram, from Iranian word.

Ras ir-Randan (Maltese): Ash Wednesday

Definitions

  1. Ash Wednesday

Ancestry of “Ras ir-Randan”, step by step

Ras ir-Randan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese Randan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalteseRandanLent
2ArabicرَمَضَانRamadan
3Ottoman Turkishبیرامholy feast, holy day, festival
4Common Turkicbadram—
5Iranianword—

via Maltese ras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteserashead; beginning
2Arabicرَأْسhead
Every word from Iranian word →Every word from Common Turkic badram →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بیرام →