Where does “Meryem” come from?
Meryem (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish مریم, from Arabic مَرْيَم, from Classical Persian گل, from Arabic نُور, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás.
Ancestry of “Meryem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | مریم | — |
| 2 | Arabic | مَرْيَم | — |
| 3 | Classical Persian | گل | — |
| 4 | Arabic | نُور | light, brightess; ray of light, light beam;... |
| 5 | Classical Persian | جَان | — |
| 6 | Middle Persian | 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗 | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | *wyaHnáH | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wyaHnás | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | — |