Where does “İnkerman” come from?

İnkerman (Turkish) comes from Turkish kermen, from Ottoman Turkish كرمان, from Armenian քարման, from Old Armenian քարաման, from Old Armenian քար — stone.

Ancestry of “İnkerman”, step by step

İnkerman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kermen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkermencastle
2Ottoman Turkishكرمانcastle, fortress, stronghold, any fortified place built to withstand attack
3Armenianքարմանa cross-shaped instrument for spinning wool
4Old Armenianքարամանa cross-shaped instrument for spinning wool
5Old Armenianքարstone

via Turkish ın

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishınlair, den, burrow
2Persianاینthis
3Proto-Turkicinlair, burrow
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