Etymology Explorer
› Ottoman Turkish
Where does “dünya” come from?
dünya (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic دُنْيَا, from Arabic أَدْنَى.
Ancestry of “dünya”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
دُنْيَا
world
2
Arabic
أَدْنَى
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Words derived from “dünya”
дуња
Every word from Arabic أَدْنَى →
Every word from Arabic دُنْيَا →