Where does “kadınlık” come from?

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

kadınlık (Turkish): womanhood

Definitions

  1. womanhood

Ancestry of “kadınlık”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkadınwoman
2Ottoman Turkishقادینlady, matron, consort, spouse
3Common Turkicxātunqueen, lady
4Sogdianγwtʾynhqueen
Every word from Sogdian γwtʾynh →Every word from Common Turkic xātun →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قادین →