Where does “siyaset” come from?
siyaset (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish سیاست, from Classical Persian سِیَاسَت, from Arabic سِيَاسَة — policy, politics.
siyaset (Turkish): politics
Ancestry of “siyaset”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | سیاست | politics |
| 2 | Classical Persian | سِیَاسَت | — |
| 3 | Arabic | سِيَاسَة | policy, politics |
Words derived from “siyaset”