Where does “köydeş” come from?

köydeş (Turkish) comes from Turkish köy, from Ottoman Turkish كوی, from Old Anatolian Turkish كوی, from Persian کوی, from Middle Persian kwd — street, lane; lane, street.

köydeş (Turkish): of the same village

Definitions

  1. of the same village

Ancestry of “köydeş”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishköyvillage, settlement; village, country; peasant,...
2Ottoman Turkishكویvillage, a rural settlement of size between a hamlet and a town
3Old Anatolian Turkishكویvillage
4Persianکویstreet; city block
5Middle Persiankwdstreet, lane; lane, street
Every word from Middle Persian kwdEvery word from Persian کویEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish كوی