Where does “gardiyan” come from?

gardiyan (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish غاردیان, from French gardien, from Old French guardian, from Old French guardenc, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną, from Proto-Germanic *warduz — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

gardiyan (Turkish): guard, guardian

Definitions

  1. guard, guardian

Ancestry of “gardiyan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishغاردیان
2Frenchgardienguard; guardian, warden; guardian
3Old Frenchguardian
4Old Frenchguardenc
5Old Frenchguarderto protect; to guard; to look at
6Frankishwardēnto protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to...
7Proto-Germanicwardānąto guard, protect, watch over
8Proto-Germanic*warduz
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Proto-Germanic *warduz