Where does “Altındağ” come from?

Altındağ (Turkish) comes from Turkish dağ, from Ottoman Turkish داغ, from Classical Persian داغ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti — to burn, to be burning.

Ancestry of “Altındağ”, step by step

Altındağ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish dağ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdağmountain
2Ottoman Turkishداغmountain; sear, mark left by cauterization or...
3Classical Persianداغ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰégʷʰetito burn, to be burning

via Turkish altın

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishaltıngold; genitive singular of alt; second-person...
2Ottoman Turkishآلتونgold
3Proto-Turkicaltungold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti →Every word from Classical Persian داغ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish داغ →
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