Where does “kütüphane” come from?
kütüphane (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كتبخانه, from Ottoman Turkish خانه, from Persian خانه, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠, from Old Persian *vahanam, from Proto-Iranian *wāhana, from Proto-Iranian Hwah-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.
kütüphane (Turkish): library
Definitions
- library
Ancestry of “kütüphane”, step by step
kütüphane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish كتبخانه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | كتبخانه | library, an institution which holds books |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | خانه | house |
| 3 | Persian | خانه | house |
| 4 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠 | house |
| 5 | Old Persian | *vahanam | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *wāhana | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | Hwah- | to dwell, remain |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hwas- | to dwell, inhabit; to stay |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |
via Crimean Tatar kütüp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crimean Tatar | kütüp | — |