Where does “шејтан” come from?
шејтан (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish شیطان, from Old Anatolian Turkish شیطان, from Arabic شَيْطَان, from Arabic شَيَّطَ — to singe; to scorch.
шејтан (Serbo-Croatian): devil, Satan
Ancestry of “шејтан”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | شیطان | devilish, cunning, mischievous; devil |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | شیطان | — |
| 3 | Arabic | شَيْطَان | Shaitan, Satan; Satan, devil; satan, devil |
| 4 | Arabic | شَيَّطَ | to singe; to scorch |