Where does “صایوانت” come from?
صایوانت (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian سایبان, from Persian سایه, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
Ancestry of “صایوانت”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | سایبان | shade (of a tree or foliage) |
| 2 | Persian | سایه | shadow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ | shadow, shade |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |