Where does “Malatya” come from?

Malatya (English) comes from Turkish Malatya, from Ottoman Turkish ملاطیه, from Ancient Greek Μελιτηνή.

Ancestry of “Malatya”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Turkish	Malatya	—
2	Ottoman Turkish	ملاطیه	—
3	Ancient Greek	Μελιτηνή	—

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