Where does “Serdivan” come from?
Serdivan (Turkish) comes from Turkish divan, from Ottoman Turkish دیوان, from Persian دیوان, from Middle Persian dywʾn', from Middle Persian diβi-vān, from Middle Persian dipi-vān-, from Old Persian dipi-vahanam, from Old Persian 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 — tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet.
Ancestry of “Serdivan”, step by step
Serdivan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish divan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | divan | divan, a council of state held between the viziers of the Ottoman Empire and the sultan |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | دیوان | divan; court, tribunal |
| 3 | Persian | دیوان | divan; bureau; court, tribunal |
| 4 | Middle Persian | dywʾn' | archive; collected writings |
| 5 | Middle Persian | diβi-vān | — |
| 6 | Middle Persian | dipi-vān- | relating to documents |
| 7 | Old Persian | dipi-vahanam | document house |
| 8 | Old Persian | 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 | inscription; document |
| 9 | Elamite | 𒁾 | inscription, writing |
| 10 | Akkadian | 𒁾 | tablet; document; letter |
| 11 | Sumerian | 𒁾 | tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet |
via Turkish ser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | ser | head; second-person singular imperative of sermek |
| 2 | Persian | سر | head; the topmost, foremost, or leading part;... |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤 | head; top, summit |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *cŕ̥Hah | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćŕ̥Has | head, top |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱŕ̥h₂-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |