English
haseki
Haseki comes from Classical Persian خاصگی ‘peculiarity, speciality’.
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentخاصگیxāssagī, xāsagī‘peculiarity, speciality’
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928خاصكیhasseki, haseki
- Englishearliest quotation 2016haseki
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentخاصگیxāssagī, xāsagī‘peculiarity, speciality’
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928خاصكیhasseki, haseki
- Englishearliest quotation 2016haseki
Earliest quotation: 2016, Şefika Şule Erçetin, Women Leaders in Chaotic Environments: “Hasekis had the strongest status in the hierarchy following…”
Every English word from Classical Persian خاصگی
Today it means
noun The chief consort of an Ottoman sultan; later, any of several consorts of the sultan.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Persian خاصگی / haseki