Where does “Şebinkarahisar” come from?

Şebinkarahisar (Turkish) comes from Turkish kara, from Ottoman Turkish قاره, from French carré, from Middle French quarré, from Old French quarré, from Latin quadrātus, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus — and.

Ancestry of “Şebinkarahisar”, step by step

Şebinkarahisar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkarablack, dark; brunette; dark skinned
2Ottoman Turkishقارهalternative spelling of قره; terra firma, land,...
3Frenchcarrésquare; quadratic; straightforward
4Middle Frenchquarré
5Old Frenchquarrésquare
6Latinquadrātussquare, squared, having been made square, made into a square shape
7Latinquadrōto make four-cornered, square, make square
8Latinquādrussquare
9Latinquattŭorfour; 4
10Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
11Old Portuguesequartoquarter
12Latinquārtusfourth
13Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos
14Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
15Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Turkish hisar

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

via Turkish şebin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishşebin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos