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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | İzmir | İzmir |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ازمیر | — |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | Σμύρνη | — |
Words derived from “Izmir”