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Where does “hayvan” come from?

hayvan (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish حیوان, from Arabic حَيَوَان — animal.

hayvan (Turkish): animal

Definitions

  1. animal

Ancestry of “hayvan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishحیوانanimal; a person who behaves wildly
2Arabicحَيَوَانanimal
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