Etymology

vezir

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Ottoman Turkish وزیر ← Arabic وَزِير
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromوَزِير
  2. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromوزیر
  3. English todayvezir

Transliteration of Ottoman Turkish وزیر (vezir), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr). Doublet of vizier.

Words from the same roots

Ottoman Turkishوزیر all →

vizier

Arabicوَزِير all →

vizierwazirguazil

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.