Where does “Aydıntepe” come from?

Aydıntepe (Turkish) comes from Turkish tepe, from Ottoman Turkish تپه, from Old Anatolian Turkish دپه, from Proto-Turkic *tepe — hill, top.

Ancestry of “Aydıntepe”, step by step

Aydıntepe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish tepe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishtepehill; top, peak; apex, vertex
2Ottoman Turkishتپهcrown of the head, apex, summit, mountain peak,...
3Old Anatolian Turkishدپهhill
4Proto-Turkic*tepehill, top

via Turkish Aydın

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishAydınbright, illuminated
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tepe →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish دپه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish تپه →