Where does “Şenkaya” come from?

Şenkaya (Turkish) comes from Turkish şen, from Ottoman Turkish سن, from French Seine, from Late Latin sagena, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη — large dragnet, seine; hunting net.

Ancestry of “Şenkaya”, step by step

Şenkaya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish şen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishşenhappy, cheerful, gay; well-populated and...
2Ottoman Turkishسنyou (singular), thou
3FrenchSeineseine (for fishing)
4Late Latinsagenaseine
5Ancient Greekσαγήνηlarge dragnet, seine; hunting net

via Turkish kaya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkayahuge rock; large rock mass; rock cliff, rock...
2Ottoman Turkishقیاrock, boulder, a large mass of stone
3Proto-Turkic*kayarock
Every word from Ancient Greek σαγήνηEvery word from Late Latin sagenaEvery word from French Seine