Where does “Şarkışla” come from?
Şarkışla (Turkish) comes from Turkish kışla, from Ottoman Turkish قیشله — covered shelter or enclosure where flocks of sheep and goats spend the winter or are kept overnight.
Ancestry of “Şarkışla”, step by step
Şarkışla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish kışla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | kışla | covered shelter or enclosure where flocks of sheep and goats spend the winter or are kept overnight |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قیشله | covered shelter or enclosure where flocks of sheep and goats spend the winter or are kept overnight |
via Turkish şar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | şar | — |