Where does “abdestlik” come from?
abdestlik (Turkish) comes from Turkish abdest, from Ottoman Turkish آبدست, from Persian آبدست, from Persian آب, from Middle Persian ʾp̄, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠, from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps — water, body of water.
abdestlik (Turkish): place for performing ablutions
Definitions
- place for performing ablutions