Where does “merdiven” come from?
merdiven (Turkish) comes from Persian نردبان, from Persian نرد, from Persian نردشیر, from Middle Persian nywʾlthšyl, from Middle Persian nyw, from Old Persian 𐎴𐎡𐎲, from Proto-Iranian naybah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian naybʰah.
merdiven (Turkish): stair, staircase, stairway; ladder
Definitions
- stair, staircase, stairway; ladder
Ancestry of “merdiven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | نردبان | ladder; staircase, steps |
| 2 | Persian | نرد | backgammon |
| 3 | Persian | نردشیر | backgammon |
| 4 | Middle Persian | nywʾlthšyl | backgammon |
| 5 | Middle Persian | nyw | good, brave, valiant |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎴𐎡𐎲 | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | naybah | blessed, fortunate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | naybʰah | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | neybʰ- | blessed, holy, fortunate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 11 | Cebuano | -hi | — |