Where does “ev kadını” come from?

ev kadını (Turkish) comes from Turkish kadın, from Ottoman Turkish قادین, from Common Turkic xātun, from Sogdian γwtʾynh — queen.

ev kadını (Turkish): housewife

Definitions

  1. housewife

Ancestry of “ev kadını”, step by step

ev kadını traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kadın

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkadınwoman
2Ottoman Turkishقادینlady, matron, consort, spouse
3Common Turkicxātunqueen, lady
4Sogdianγwtʾynhqueen

via Turkish ev

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishevhouse
2Ottoman Turkishev—
3Proto-Turkicebhouse
Every word from Sogdian γwtʾynh →Every word from Common Turkic xātun →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قادین →