Where does “kütüphaneci” come from?
kütüphaneci (Turkish) comes from Turkish kütüphane, 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- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.
kütüphaneci (Turkish): librarian
Ancestry of “kütüphaneci”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | kütüphane | library |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | كتبخانه | — |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | خانه | house |
| 4 | Persian | خانه | house |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠 | house |
| 6 | Old Persian | *vahanam | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | *wāhana | — |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | Hwah- | to dwell, remain |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hwas- | to dwell, inhabit; to stay |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |