Where does “şikâyet” come from?

şikâyet (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish شكایت, from Arabic شِكَايَة.

şikâyet (Turkish): complaint; dilation; grouch

Definitions

  1. complaint; dilation; grouch

Ancestry of “şikâyet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشكایتcomplaint
2Arabicشِكَايَة—

Words derived from “şikâyet”

Every word from Arabic شِكَايَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish شكایت →