Where does “ihtiyar” come from?

ihtiyar (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اختیار, from Arabic اِخْتِيَار — choice; choice; free will.

ihtiyar (Turkish): old

Definitions

  1. old

Ancestry of “ihtiyar”, step by step

ihtiyar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish اختیار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاختیارchoice, selection, decision, the process or act of choosing or selecting one or more elements of a set
2Arabicاِخْتِيَارchoice; choice; free will

via Arabic اِخْتِيار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاِخْتِيارchoice, selection
Every word from Arabic اِخْتِيَار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اختیار →