Where does “Burdur” come from?
Burdur (English) comes from Turkish Burdur, from Ottoman Turkish بوردور, from Latin praetorium, from Latin praetor, from Latin praeeo, from Latin prae, from Proto-Italic prai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “Burdur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | Burdur | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بوردور | — |
| 3 | Latin | praetorium | headquarters; general's tent; council of war;... |
| 4 | Latin | praetor | leader, head, chief, president |
| 5 | Latin | praeeo | I precede; I go forward; lead the way; I dictate |
| 6 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |