Where does “نردبان” come from?
نردبان (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.
نردبان (Ottoman Turkish): stair, staircase, stairway; ladder
Definitions
- stair, staircase, stairway; ladder
Ancestry of “نردبان”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |