Where does “Izmir” come from?

Izmir comes from Ottoman Turkish إزمیر, from Greek Σμύρνη, from Ancient Greek Σμύρνη, a city on the Aegean coast.

Ancestry of “Izmir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishİzmirİzmir
2Ottoman Turkishازمیر
3Byzantine GreekΣμύρνη

Words derived from “Izmir

Every word from Byzantine Greek ΣμύρνηEvery word from Ottoman Turkish ازمیرEvery word from Turkish İzmir