Where does “duvar” come from?

duvar (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish دیوار, from Old Anatolian Turkish دیوار, from Persian دیوار, from Middle Persian dywʾl, from Old Persian *-wāra.

duvar (Turkish): wall

Definitions

  1. wall

Ancestry of “duvar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدیوارwall
2Old Anatolian Turkishدیوار
3Persianدیوارwall
4Middle Persiandywʾlwall
5Old Persian*-wāra

Words derived from “duvar

Every word from Old Persian *-wāraEvery word from Middle Persian dywʾlEvery word from Persian دیوار