Where does “ihtiyar” come from?
ihtiyar (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اختیار, from Arabic اِخْتِيَار — choice; choice; free will.
ihtiyar (Turkish): old
Ancestry of “ihtiyar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | اختیار | — |
| 2 | Arabic | اِخْتِيَار | choice; choice; free will |