Where does “cezaevi” come from?

cezaevi (Turkish) comes from Turkish ev, from Ottoman Turkish ev, from Proto-Turkic eb — house.

cezaevi (Turkish): prison place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes

Definitions

  1. prison place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes

Ancestry of “cezaevi”, step by step

cezaevi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish ev

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishevhouse
2Ottoman Turkishev—
3Proto-Turkicebhouse

via Turkish ceza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishcezapunishment
2Persianجزاpunishment
3Arabicجَزَاءrepayment, recompense, reparation, punishment
Every word from Proto-Turkic eb →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ev →Every word from Turkish ev →
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