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
Ancestry of “شورا”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | آرا | — |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | آرَا | — |
| 3 | Latvian | āra | genitive singular form of ārs |
Words derived from “شورا”