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

  1. winter shelter for sheep

Ancestry of “saivan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصایوانawning, canopy, overhang, marquee, a cover extended over a place as a shelter from sun or rain
2Persianسایبانshade (of a tree or foliage)
3Persianسایهshadow
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂Every word from Persian سایه