Where does “اتاق” come from?

اتاق (Persian) comes from Ottoman Turkish اوتاق, from Proto-Turkic ōtag, from Proto-Turkic ōt — fire; bonfire.

اتاق (Persian): room

Definitions

  1. room

Ancestry of “اتاق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاوتاقgreat tent
2Proto-Turkicōtagfireplace; tent; room
3Proto-Turkicōtfire; bonfire

Words derived from “اتاق”

Every word from Proto-Turkic ōt →Every word from Proto-Turkic ōtag →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اوتاق →
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