Where does “viran” come from?

viran (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish ویران, from Old Anatolian Turkish ویران, from Classical Persian وِیرَان.

viran (Romanian): unused land inside a city

Definitions

  1. unused land inside a city

Ancestry of “viran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishویرانruined, devasted, desolated
2Old Anatolian Turkishویرانruined, devasted, desolated
3Classical Persianوِیرَان—
Every word from Classical Persian وِیرَان →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish ویران →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ویران →