Where does “İnhisar” come from?

İnhisar (Turkish) comes from Turkish hisar, from Ottoman Turkish حصار, from Arabic حِصَار.

İnhisar (Turkish): limitation, restriction

Definitions

  1. limitation, restriction

Ancestry of “İnhisar”, step by step

İnhisar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish hisar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishhisarfortress, fortification
2Ottoman Turkishحصارcastle, fortress, stronghold
3Arabicحِصَار—

via Turkish ın

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishınlair, den, burrow
2Persianاینthis
3Proto-Turkicinlair, burrow
Every word from Arabic حِصَار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish حصار →Every word from Turkish hisar →