Where does “Sinop” come from?
Sinop (English) comes from Turkish Sinop, from Ottoman Turkish سنوب, from Ancient Greek Σινώπη, from Hittite 𒅆𒉡𒉿.
Ancestry of “Sinop”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | Sinop | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | سنوب | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Σινώπη | — |
| 4 | Hittite | 𒅆𒉡𒉿 | — |