Where does “دیوار” come from?
دیوار (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish دیوار, from Persian دیوار, from Middle Persian dywʾl, from Old Persian *-wāra.
Ancestry of “دیوار”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Anatolian Turkish | دیوار | — |
| 2 | Persian | دیوار | wall |
| 3 | Middle Persian | dywʾl | wall |
| 4 | Old Persian | *-wāra | — |