Where does “شهر” come from?

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

شهر (Ottoman Turkish): city; town; borough

Definitions

  1. city; town; borough

Ancestry of “شهر”, step by step

شهر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian شهر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشهرland, country; city, town
2Middle Persian𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩land, country; city

via Classical Persian شهر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianشهر—

Words derived from “شهر”

Every word from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 →Every word from Persian شهر →