Where does “Thessaloniki” come from?

Thessaloniki comes from Ancient Greek Thessalos, the name of the legendary founder of Thessaly, combined with Nike, the goddess of victory.

Ancestry of “Thessaloniki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekΘεσσαλονίκηThessaloniki
2Ancient GreekΘεσσαλονίκηThessaloníkē
3Ancient GreekΝῑ́κη—
4Ancient Greekνῑ́κηconquered; victory
Every word from Ancient Greek νῑ́κη →Every word from Ancient Greek Νῑ́κη →Every word from Ancient Greek Θεσσαλονίκη →