Where does “şehir” come from?

şehir (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish شهر, from Classical Persian شهر.

şehir (Turkish): city

Definitions

  1. city

Ancestry of “şehir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشهرcity; town; borough
2Classical Persianشهر

Words derived from “şehir

Every word from Classical Persian شهرEvery word from Ottoman Turkish شهر