Where does “kurban” come from?
kurban (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قربان, from Arabic قُرْبَان, from Ottoman Turkish بیرام, from Common Turkic badram, from Iranian word.
kurban (Turkish): victim; sacrifice
Ancestry of “kurban”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قربان | — |
| 2 | Arabic | قُرْبَان | — |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | بیرام | holy feast, holy day, festival |
| 4 | Common Turkic | badram | — |
| 5 | Iranian | word | — |