Where does “Avrupa” come from?

Avrupa (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آوروپا, from Greek Ευρώπη, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

Avrupa (Turkish): Europe

Definitions

  1. Europe

Ancestry of “Avrupa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishآوروپاEurope
2GreekΕυρώπηEurope
3Ancient GreekΕὐρώπηEuropa; Europe
4Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
5Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “Avrupa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs →