Where does “avrat” come from?
avrat (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish عورت, from Arabic عَوْرَة, from Arabic عَوِرَ — to lose an eye.
avrat (Turkish): wife
Ancestry of “avrat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | عورت | — |
| 2 | Arabic | عَوْرَة | imperfection”, “nakedness; genitals; nudity;... |
| 3 | Arabic | عَوِرَ | to lose an eye |