Where does “tepe” come from?

tepe (English) comes from Turkish tepe, from Ottoman Turkish تپه, from Old Anatolian Turkish دپه, from Proto-Turkic *tepe — hill, top.

tepe (English): A hill, a tell

Definitions

  1. A hill, a tell

Ancestry of “tepe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishtepehill; top, peak; apex, vertex
2Ottoman Turkishتپهcrown of the head, apex, summit, mountain peak,...
3Old Anatolian Turkishدپهhill
4Proto-Turkic*tepehill, top
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tepe →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish دپه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish تپه →