Where does “deva” come from?
deva (Zazaki) comes from Turkish deve, from Ottoman Turkish دوه, from Proto-Turkic *tebe.
deva (Zazaki): camel
Ancestry of “deva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | deve | camel; dative singular of dev |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | دوه | camel |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *tebe | — |