Where does “نیگبولی” come from?

نیگبولی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Bulgarian Никопол, from Ancient Greek Νικόπολις, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.

Ancestry of “نیگبولی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BulgarianНикопол—
2Ancient GreekΝικόπολιςcity of victory
3Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
4Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city

Words derived from “نیگبولی”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ptólis →