Where does “ویران” come from?

ویران (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish ویران, from Classical Persian وِیرَان.

ویران (Ottoman Turkish): ruined, devasted, desolated

Definitions

  1. ruined, devasted, desolated

Ancestry of “ویران”, step by step

ویران traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Anatolian Turkish ویران

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishویرانruined, devasted, desolated
2Classical Persianوِیرَان—

via Persian ویران

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianویرانruined

via Classical Persian ویران

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianویران—

Words derived from “ویران”

Every word from Classical Persian وِیرَان →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish ویران →