Where does “destansı” come from?

destansı (Turkish) comes from Turkish destan, from Ottoman Turkish داستان, from Persian داستان — story.

destansı (Turkish): epic

Definitions

  1. epic

Ancestry of “destansı”, step by step

destansı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish destan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdestanan epic, a saga
2Ottoman Turkishداستانtale, legend, myth, fable, any fictitious narrative told to excite wonder
3Persianداستانstory

via Turkish imsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishimsi—
Every word from Persian داستان →Every word from Ottoman Turkish داستان →Every word from Turkish destan →