Where does “rüşvet” come from?

rüşvet (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish رشوت, from Classical Persian رِشْوَه, from Arabic رِشْوَة — bribe.

rüşvet (Turkish): bribe, bribery

Definitions

  1. bribe, bribery

Ancestry of “rüşvet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishرشوتbribe, bribery
2Classical Persianرِشْوَه—
3Arabicرِشْوَةbribe
Every word from Arabic رِشْوَة →Every word from Classical Persian رِشْوَه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish رشوت →