Where does “مردیون” come from?
مردیون (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian نردبان, from Persian نرد, from Persian نردشیر, from Middle Persian nywʾlthšyl, from Middle Persian nyw, from Old Persian 𐎴𐎡𐎲, from Proto-Iranian naybah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian naybʰah.
مردیون (Ottoman Turkish): Vulgar form of نردبان
Definitions
- Vulgar form of نردبان
Ancestry of “مردیون”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | نردبان | ladder; staircase, steps |
| 2 | Persian | نرد | backgammon |
| 3 | Persian | نردشیر | backgammon |
| 4 | Middle Persian | nywʾlthšyl | backgammon |
| 5 | Middle Persian | nyw | good, brave, valiant |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎴𐎡𐎲 | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | naybah | blessed, fortunate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | naybʰah | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | neybʰ- | blessed, holy, fortunate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 11 | Cebuano | -hi | — |