Where does “șeitan” come from?

șeitan (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish شیطان, from Old Anatolian Turkish شیطان, from Arabic شَيْطَان, from Arabic شَيَّطَ — to singe; to scorch.

șeitan (Romanian): Satan

Definitions

  1. Satan

Ancestry of “șeitan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشیطانdevilish, cunning, mischievous; devil
2Old Anatolian Turkishشیطان—
3ArabicشَيْطَانShaitan, Satan; Satan, devil; satan, devil
4Arabicشَيَّطَto singe; to scorch

Words derived from “șeitan”

Every word from Arabic شَيَّطَ →Every word from Arabic شَيْطَان →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish شیطان →