Where does “shaitan” come from?

shaitan (Portuguese) comes from English shaitan, from Arabic شَيْطَان, from Arabic شَيَّطَ — to singe; to scorch.

shaitan (Portuguese): shaitan an evil djinn or devil

Definitions

  1. shaitan an evil djinn or devil

Ancestry of “shaitan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishshaitana demon, a devil an enemy of divine; Iblis,...
2ArabicشَيْطَانShaitan, Satan; Satan, devil; satan, devil
3Arabicشَيَّطَto singe; to scorch
Every word from Arabic شَيَّطَ →Every word from Arabic شَيْطَان →Every word from English shaitan →