Where does “dev” come from?

dev (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish دیو, from Classical Persian دیوْ.

dev (Turkish): giant; colossus; giant, huge

Definitions

  1. giant; colossus; giant, huge

Ancestry of “dev”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدیوdemon; jinn, genie; giant
2Classical Persianدیوْ—

Words derived from “dev”

Every word from Classical Persian دیوْ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دیو →
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