Where does “ватандаш” come from?

ватандаш (Tatar) comes from Bashkir ватан, from Arabic وَطَن — nation; homeland.

ватандаш (Tatar): compatriot, fellow-countryman

Definitions

  1. compatriot, fellow-countryman

Ancestry of “ватандаш”, step by step

ватандаш traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bashkir ватан

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bashkirватанmotherland, fatherland, mother country, homeland
2Arabicوَطَنnation; homeland

via Tatar ватан

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tatarватанhomeland, home country; motherland, fatherland,...
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