Where does “tepe” come from?
tepe (English) comes from Turkish tepe, from Ottoman Turkish تپه, from Old Anatolian Turkish دپه, from Proto-Turkic *tepe.
tepe (English): A hill, a tell
Ancestry of “tepe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | tepe | hill; top, peak; apex, vertex |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | تپه | crown of the head, apex, summit, mountain peak,... |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | دپه | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *tepe | — |