Where does “İscehisar” come from?

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

Ancestry of “İscehisar”, step by step

İscehisar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish hisar

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

via Turkish isce

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishisce—
Every word from Arabic حِصَار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish حصار →Every word from Turkish hisar →