Where does “Çanakkale” come from?

Çanakkale (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چناق قلعه, from Ottoman Turkish قلعه, from Classical Persian قلعه, from Arabic قلعة, from Arabic قَلْعَة — citadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...

Ancestry of “Çanakkale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچناق قلعه—
2Ottoman Turkishقلعهfortress; castle
3Classical Persianقلعه—
4Arabicقلعةfortress, fort, castle; distancing oneself,...
5Arabicقَلْعَةcitadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...

Words derived from “Çanakkale”

Every word from Arabic قَلْعَة →Every word from Arabic قلعة →Every word from Classical Persian قلعه →