Where does “beyaz eşya” come from?

beyaz eşya (Turkish) comes from Turkish beyaz, from Ottoman Turkish بیاض, from Arabic بَياض — whiteness, something white.

beyaz eşya (Turkish): white goods

Definitions

  1. white goods

Ancestry of “beyaz eşya”, step by step

beyaz eşya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish beyaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbeyazwhite
2Ottoman Turkishبیاضwhite
3Arabicبَياضwhiteness, something white

via Turkish eşya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkisheşyathings, items, freight, goods; especially...
2Ottoman Turkishاشیاthings; objects
3Arabicأَشْيَاء
Every word from Arabic بَياضEvery word from Ottoman Turkish بیاضEvery word from Turkish beyaz
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