Where does “Çarşıbaşı” come from?
Çarşıbaşı (Turkish) comes from Turkish çarşı, from Ottoman Turkish چارشی, from Persian چارسو, from Persian سو, from Middle Persian swk' — side, direction; burn, burning; burning,...
Ancestry of “Çarşıbaşı”, step by step
Çarşıbaşı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish çarşı
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | çarşı | From Persian چارسو 'chaharsu'; market; bazaar |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چارشی | — |
| 3 | Persian | چارسو | — |
| 4 | Persian | سو | direction, side |
| 5 | Middle Persian | swk' | side, direction; burn, burning; burning,... |
via Turkish başı
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | başı | inflection of baş: ## accusative singular ##... |