Where does “Ataşehir” come from?

Ataşehir (Turkish) comes from Turkish şehir, from Ottoman Turkish شهر, from Classical Persian شهر.

Ancestry of “Ataşehir”, step by step

Ataşehir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish şehir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishşehircity
2Ottoman Turkishشهرcity; town; borough
3Classical Persianشهر—

via Turkish Ata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishAtaancestor, forefather
2Turkishatafather; predecessor, forerunner; ancestor,...
3Proto-Turkicatafather; ancestor
Every word from Classical Persian شهر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish شهر →Every word from Turkish şehir →