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Where does “şehvet” come from?

şehvet (Turkish) comes from Persian شهوت, from Arabic شَهْوَة — lust.

şehvet (Turkish): lust, sensuality, salacity

Definitions

  1. lust, sensuality, salacity

Ancestry of “şehvet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشهوتlust, sexual desire, sex drive, libido; Synonym:...
2Arabicشَهْوَةlust
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