Where does “Kars” come from?

Kars is a Turkish place name derived from Armenian Կարս, itself from Old Armenian Կարս, with the ultimate origin and meaning unknown.

Ancestry of “Kars”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishKars—
2Ottoman Turkishقارص—
3ArmenianԿարսKars
4Old ArmenianԿարսKars
Every word from Old Armenian Կարս →Every word from Armenian Կարս →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قارص →