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Where does “ramazan” come from?

ramazan (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish رمضان, from Persian رمضان, from Arabic رَمَضَان, from Ottoman Turkish بیرام, from Common Turkic badram, from Iranian word.

Ancestry of “ramazan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishرمضانRamadan
2PersianرمضانRamadan
3ArabicرَمَضَانRamadan
4Ottoman Turkishبیرامholy feast, holy day, festival
5Common Turkicbadram—
6Iranianword—

Words derived from “ramazan”

  • Ραμαζάνι
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