Where does “kadın” come from?

kadın (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قادین, from Common Turkic xātun, from Sogdian γwtʾynh — queen.

kadın (Turkish): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “kadın”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقادینlady, matron, consort, spouse
2Common Turkicxātunqueen, lady
3Sogdianγwtʾynhqueen

Words derived from “kadın”

Every word from Sogdian γwtʾynh →Every word from Common Turkic xātun →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قادین →
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