Where does “Anadolu” come from?

Anadolu (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آناطولی, from Ancient Greek ἀνατολή, from Ancient Greek ἀνατέλλω, from Ancient Greek ἀνά, from Proto-Hellenic *aná — up, upon.

Anadolu (Turkish): Anatolia

Definitions

  1. Anatolia

Ancestry of “Anadolu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishآناطولیAnatolia, the peninsula where Turkey is located,...
2Ancient Greekἀνατολήrising above the horizon; the direction of...
3Ancient GreekἀνατέλλωI rise up; rise, grow up; I rise
4Ancient Greekἀνάon board; on, upon
5Proto-Hellenic*anáup, upon

Words derived from “Anadolu”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *aná →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνά →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνατέλλω →