Where does “divan” come from?
divan (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish دیوان, from Persian دیوان, from Middle Persian dywʾn', from Middle Persian diβi-vān, from Middle Persian dipi-vān-, from Old Persian dipi-vahanam, from Old Persian 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡, from Elamite 𒁾 — tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet.
divan (Turkish): divan, a council of state held between the viziers of the Ottoman Empire and the sultan
Definitions
- divan, a council of state held between the viziers of the Ottoman Empire and the sultan
Ancestry of “divan”, step by step
divan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish دیوان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | دیوان | divan; court, tribunal |
| 2 | Persian | دیوان | divan; bureau; court, tribunal |
| 3 | Middle Persian | dywʾn' | archive; collected writings |
| 4 | Middle Persian | diβi-vān | — |
| 5 | Middle Persian | dipi-vān- | relating to documents |
| 6 | Old Persian | dipi-vahanam | document house |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 | inscription; document |
| 8 | Elamite | 𒁾 | inscription, writing |
| 9 | Akkadian | 𒁾 | tablet; document; letter |
| 10 | Sumerian | 𒁾 | tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet |
via Turkish hane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | hane | house |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | خانه | house |
| 3 | Persian | خانه | house |
| 4 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠 | house |
| 5 | Old Persian | *vahanam | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *wāhana | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | Hwah- | to dwell, remain |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hwas- | to dwell, inhabit; to stay |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |