Where does “Altınova” come from?

Altınova (Turkish) comes from Turkish altın, from Ottoman Turkish آلتون, from Proto-Turkic altun — gold.

Ancestry of “Altınova”, step by step

Altınova traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish altın

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishaltıngold; genitive singular of alt; second-person...
2Ottoman Turkishآلتونgold
3Proto-Turkicaltungold

via Turkish ova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishovaplain, grassy plain, lowland
2Ottoman Turkishاواplain, grassy plain, meadow
3Proto-Turkicobacavity, valley
Every word from Proto-Turkic altun →Every word from Ottoman Turkish آلتون →Every word from Turkish altın →