Where does “şeytan” come from?

şeytan (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish شیطان, from Old Anatolian Turkish شیطان, from Arabic شَيْطَان, from Arabic شَيَّطَ — to singe; to scorch.

şeytan (Turkish): devil

Definitions

  1. devil

Ancestry of “şeytan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشیطانdevilish, cunning, mischievous; devil
2Old Anatolian Turkishشیطان—
3ArabicشَيْطَانShaitan, Satan; Satan, devil; satan, devil
4Arabicشَيَّطَto singe; to scorch

Words derived from “şeytan”

Every word from Arabic شَيَّطَ →Every word from Arabic شَيْطَان →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish شیطان →