Where does “saivan” come from?
saivan (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish صایوان, from Persian سایبان, from Persian سایه, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
saivan (Romanian): winter shelter for sheep
Definitions
- winter shelter for sheep
Ancestry of “saivan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | صایوان | awning, canopy, overhang, marquee, a cover extended over a place as a shelter from sun or rain |
| 2 | Persian | سایبان | shade (of a tree or foliage) |
| 3 | Persian | سایه | shadow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ | shadow, shade |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |