Where does “sıva” come from?
sıva (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish صیوا — plaster, stucco, render, a mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water used for coating walls and ceilings.
sıva (Turkish): plaster, stucco, render, a mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water used for coating walls and ceilings
Definitions
- plaster, stucco, render, a mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water used for coating walls and ceilings
Ancestry of “sıva”, step by step
sıva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish صیوا
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | صیوا | plaster, stucco, render, a mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water used for coating walls and ceilings |
via Proto-Turkic *sïba-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | *sïba- | to smear |