Where does “bayat” come from?
bayat (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بایات, from Arabic بَائِت — stale.
bayat (Turkish): stale, not fresh
Ancestry of “bayat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بایات | stale, not fresh |
| 2 | Arabic | بَائِت | stale |
Words derived from “bayat”