Where does “keşiş” come from?

keşiş (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كشیش, from Persian کشیش, from Persian پهلوی, from Middle Persian 𐫛𐫍𐫓𐫇𐫀𐫗𐫏𐫃, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 — Parthia.

keşiş (Turkish): monk

Definitions

  1. monk

Ancestry of “keşiş”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكشیشpriest, a religious clergyman who is trained to perform services at a church
2Persianکشیشpriest including Christian priests
3Persianپهلویearlier, older
4Middle Persian𐫛𐫍𐫓𐫇𐫀𐫗𐫏𐫃—
5Old Persian𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺Parthia
Every word from Old Persian 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 →Every word from Middle Persian 𐫛𐫍𐫓𐫇𐫀𐫗𐫏𐫃 →Every word from Persian پهلوی →