Where does “cadı” come from?

cadı (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish جادو, from Old Anatolian Turkish جادو, from Classical Persian جادو.

cadı (Turkish): evil, bad, naughty; witch; a person who has an...

Definitions

  1. evil, bad, naughty; witch; a person who has an...

Ancestry of “cadı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishجادوmagician, sorcerer / sorceress
2Old Anatolian Turkishجادوsorcerer / sorceress
3Classical Persianجادو—

Words derived from “cadı”

Every word from Classical Persian جادو →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish جادو →Every word from Ottoman Turkish جادو →
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