Where does “kadın” come from?
kadın (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قادین, from Common Turkic xātun, from Sogdian γwtʾynh — queen.
kadın (Turkish): woman
Ancestry of “kadın”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قادین | — |
| 2 | Common Turkic | xātun | queen, lady |
| 3 | Sogdian | γwtʾynh | queen |
Words derived from “kadın”