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Where does “şehir” come from?
şehir (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish شهر, from Classical Persian شهر.
şehir
(Turkish): city
Definitions
city
Ancestry of “şehir”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ottoman Turkish
شهر
city; town; borough
2
Classical Persian
شهر
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Words derived from “şehir”
şehirlerarası
Akşehir
Ataşehir
Başakşehir
büyükşehir
Doğanşehir
Gülşehir
şehirlerarası otobüs
Every word from Classical Persian شهر →
Every word from Ottoman Turkish شهر →