Where does “ev hanımı” come from?

ev hanımı (Turkish) comes from Turkish hanım, from Ottoman Turkish خانم, from Ottoman Turkish خان, from Classical Persian خان, from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰣, from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣, from English kagan — Alternative spelling of khagan.

ev hanımı (Turkish): housewife

Definitions

  1. housewife

Ancestry of “ev hanımı”, step by step

ev hanımı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish hanım

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishhanımwife; lady; Miss, Missus
2Ottoman Turkishخانمlady, woman; Miss, Mrs, Lady; wife
3Ottoman Turkishخانinn, caravanserai; khan
4Classical Persianخان—
5Old Turkic𐰴𐰣—
6Old Turkic𐰴𐰍𐰣khagan; king; ruler
7EnglishkaganAlternative spelling of khagan

via Turkish ev

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishevhouse
2Ottoman Turkishev—
3Proto-Turkicebhouse
Every word from English kagan →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣 →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰣 →