Where does “devlet” come from?
devlet (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish دولت, from Arabic دَوْلَة — state; sovereign polity, state.
devlet (Turkish): state
Ancestry of “devlet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | دولت | government; state |
| 2 | Arabic | دَوْلَة | state; sovereign polity, state |
Words derived from “devlet”