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Where does “Giresun” come from?

Giresun (English) comes from Turkish Giresun, from Ancient Greek Κερασοῦς, from Ancient Greek -οῦς — -ful.

Ancestry of “Giresun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishGiresun—
2Ancient GreekΚερασοῦς—
3Ancient Greek-οῦς-ful
Every word from Ancient Greek -οῦς →