Where does “Никопол” come from?

Никопол (Bulgarian) comes from Ancient Greek Νικόπολις, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.

Ancestry of “Никопол”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΝικόπολιςcity of victory
2Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
3Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city

Words derived from “Никопол”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ptólis →