Where does “Boyabat” come from?

Boyabat (Turkish) comes from Turkish boy, from Ottoman Turkish بوی, from Persian بوی, from Middle Persian 𐫁𐫇𐫏.

Ancestry of “Boyabat”, step by step

Boyabat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish boy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishboystature; size; tribe, clan
2Ottoman Turkishبویstature, height, length, size; tribe, clan;...
3Persianبویsmell, scent
4Middle Persian𐫁𐫇𐫏—

via Turkish abat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishabatDeveloped, flourishing, cultivated
2Ottoman Turkishآباد—
3Arabicاباد—
Every word from Middle Persian 𐫁𐫇𐫏 →Every word from Persian بوی →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بوی →