Where does “arzu” come from?

arzu (Turkish) comes from Persian آرزو, from Pahlavi ʾlcwk.

arzu (Turkish): desire

Definitions

  1. desire

Ancestry of “arzu”, step by step

arzu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian آرزو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآرزوdesire; wish; hope
2Pahlaviʾlcwk—

via Ottoman Turkish آرزو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآرزوdesire
2Classical Persianآرزو—

Words derived from “arzu”

Every word from Pahlavi ʾlcwk →Every word from Persian آرزو →
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