Where does “mavi” come from?

mavi (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ماوی, from Arabic مَاوِيّ, from Arabic مَاء — water.

mavi (Turkish): blue

Definitions

  1. blue

Ancestry of “mavi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishماویblue
2Arabicمَاوِيّwatery
3Arabicمَاءwater
Every word from Arabic مَاء →Every word from Arabic مَاوِيّ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ماوی →