Where does “Crimea” come from?

Crimea comes from Italian Crimea, derived from Crimean Tatar Qırım, of unknown ultimate origin.

Crimea (English): The Crimean Khanate, which for much of its history controlled most of the Crimean peninsula and various adjacent areas of the mainland

Definitions

  1. The Crimean Khanate, which for much of its history controlled most of the Crimean peninsula and various adjacent areas of the mainland

Ancestry of “Crimea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianCrimea—
2Crimean Tatarqırım—
3RussianКрым—

Words derived from “Crimea”

Every word from Russian Крым →Every word from Crimean Tatar qırım →Every word from Italian Crimea →