Where does “Adıyaman” come from?

Adıyaman (Turkish) comes from Turkish yaman, from Ottoman Turkish یامان, from Azerbaijani yaman, from Proto-Turkic yAman — bad, wicked.

Ancestry of “Adıyaman”, step by step

Adıyaman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish yaman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyamanterrible, bad
2Ottoman Turkishیامانbad, evil, wicked, malicious, malevolent, intending to do harm, characterized by spite and malice
3Azerbaijaniyamanbad; evil; difficult, hard, harsh
4Proto-TurkicyAmanbad, wicked

via Turkish adı

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishadıaccusative singular of ad; third-person singular...
2Ottoman Turkishعادی—
3Arabicعَادِيّnormal

Words derived from “Adıyaman”

Every word from Proto-Turkic yAman →Every word from Azerbaijani yaman →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یامان →