Where does “dünya” come from?
dünya (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish دنیا, from Arabic دُنْيَا, from Arabic أَدْنَى.
dünya (Turkish): world, earth
Ancestry of “dünya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | دنیا | world; kingdom |
| 2 | Arabic | دُنْيَا | world |
| 3 | Arabic | أَدْنَى | — |
Words derived from “dünya”