Where does “deva” come from?

deva (Zazaki) comes from Turkish deve, from Ottoman Turkish دوه, from Proto-Turkic *tebe — camel.

deva (Zazaki): camel

Definitions

  1. camel

Ancestry of “deva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdevecamel; dative singular of dev
2Ottoman Turkishدوهcamel
3Proto-Turkic*tebecamel
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tebe →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دوه →Every word from Turkish deve →