Where does “میلان” come from?

میلان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Italian Milano, from Latin Mediolanum, from Gaulish lānom — plain, field.

Ancestry of “میلان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianMilanoMilan
2LatinMediolanumMilan
3Gaulishlānomplain, field
Every word from Gaulish lānom →Every word from Latin Mediolanum →Every word from Italian Milano →