Where does “شورا” come from?

شورا (Persian) comes from Ottoman Turkish آرا, from Old Anatolian Turkish آرَا, from Latvian āra — genitive singular form of ārs.

شورا (Persian): council

Definitions

  1. council

Ancestry of “شورا”, step by step

شورا traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish آرا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآراspace of place, opening, interval, room, between two or among many things
2Old Anatolian Turkishآرَا—
3Latvianāragenitive singular form of ārs

via Arabic شُورَى

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشُورَىconsultation

via Ottoman Turkish شو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشوthat

Words derived from “شورا”

Every word from Latvian āra →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish آرَا →Every word from Ottoman Turkish آرا →