Where does “آلاشهر” come from?

آلاشهر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish شهر, from Persian شهر, from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 — land, country; city.

Ancestry of “آلاشهر”, step by step

آلاشهر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish شهر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشهرcity; town; borough
2Persianشهرland, country; city, town
3Middle Persian𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩land, country; city

via Ottoman Turkish آلا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآلاspotted; speckled; pied; striped; variegated
2Proto-Turkic*ālavariegated
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 →Every word from Persian شهر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish شهر →