Where does “ilahiyatçı” come from?

ilahiyatçı (Turkish) comes from Turkish ilahiyat, from Persian الهیات, from Arabic إِلٰهِيَّات, from Arabic إِلٰهِيّ — divine.

ilahiyatçı (Turkish): theologian

Definitions

  1. theologian

Ancestry of “ilahiyatçı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishilahiyattheology
2Persianالهیاتtheology
3Arabicإِلٰهِيَّاتtheology, lit. "divine things"
4Arabicإِلٰهِيّdivine
Every word from Arabic إِلٰهِيّEvery word from Arabic إِلٰهِيَّاتEvery word from Persian الهیات