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Where does “Konya” come from?

Konya comes from Ancient Greek Ἰκόνιον, a city name of uncertain ultimate origin whose meaning remains unknown.

Ancestry of “Konya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishKonya—
2Ottoman Turkishقونیه—
3Ancient GreekἸκόνιον—
4LuwianIkkuwaniya—
5HittiteKawana—
Every word from Hittite Kawana →