Where does “Doğanşehir” come from?
Doğanşehir (Turkish) comes from Turkish doğan, from Ottoman Turkish طوغان, from Proto-Turkic *togan, from Proto-Turkic *tȫg-.
Ancestry of “Doğanşehir”, step by step
Doğanşehir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish doğan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | doğan | hawk, falcon, peregrine falcon; present... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | طوغان | hawk, falcon, any bird of prey of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *togan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *tȫg- | — |
via Turkish şehir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | şehir | city |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | شهر | city; town; borough |
| 3 | Classical Persian | شهر | — |