Where does “Kırşehir” come from?

Kırşehir (English) comes from Turkish Kırşehir, from Ottoman Turkish قیر شهری, from Ottoman Turkish شهر, from Persian شهر, from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 — land, country; city.

Ancestry of “Kırşehir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishKırşehir
2Ottoman Turkishقیر شهری
3Ottoman Turkishشهرcity; town; borough
4Persianشهرland, country; city, town
5Middle Persian𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩land, country; city
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩Every word from Persian شهرEvery word from Ottoman Turkish شهر
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