Where does “İyidere” come from?

İyidere (Turkish) comes from Turkish iyi, from Ottoman Turkish ایو, from Old Anatolian Turkish eygü, from Proto-Turkic edgü, from Proto-Turkic ed — thing, goods.

Ancestry of “İyidere”, step by step

İyidere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish iyi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishiyigood; plentiful, abundant; in good health, well
2Ottoman Turkishایوgood, well
3Old Anatolian Turkisheygügood
4Proto-Turkicedgügood
5Proto-Turkicedthing, goods

via Turkish dere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishderevalley
2Ottoman Turkishدرهvalley
3Arabicدُرَّة—
Every word from Proto-Turkic ed →Every word from Proto-Turkic edgü →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish eygü →