Where does “ılıca” come from?

ılıca (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ایلیجه, from Ottoman Turkish -جه.

ılıca (Turkish): hot spring, a natural spring producing groundwater whose temperature is greater than about 20 °C (68 °F)

Definitions

  1. hot spring, a natural spring producing groundwater whose temperature is greater than about 20 °C (68 °F)

Ancestry of “ılıca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishایلیجهspa, thermae, health club, a public building or location where spring water is used to give medicinal baths
2Ottoman Turkish-جه—
Every word from Ottoman Turkish -جه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ایلیجه →