Where does “كشیش” come from?

كشیش (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian کشیش, from Persian پهلوی, from Middle Persian 𐫛𐫍𐫓𐫇𐫀𐫗𐫏𐫃, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 — Parthia.

كشیش (Ottoman Turkish): priest, a religious clergyman who is trained to perform services at a church

Definitions

  1. priest, a religious clergyman who is trained to perform services at a church

Ancestry of “كشیش”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکشیشpriest including Christian priests
2Persianپهلویearlier, older
3Middle Persian𐫛𐫍𐫓𐫇𐫀𐫗𐫏𐫃—
4Old Persian𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺Parthia

Words derived from “كشیش”

Every word from Old Persian 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 →Every word from Middle Persian 𐫛𐫍𐫓𐫇𐫀𐫗𐫏𐫃 →Every word from Persian پهلوی →