Where does “Elmadağ” come from?

Elmadağ (Turkish) comes from Turkish dağ, from Ottoman Turkish داغ, from Classical Persian داغ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti — to burn, to be burning.

Ancestry of “Elmadağ”, step by step

Elmadağ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish dağ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdağmountain
2Ottoman Turkishداغmountain; sear, mark left by cauterization or...
3Classical Persianداغ
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰégʷʰetito burn, to be burning

via Turkish elma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishelmaapple tree; apple
2Ottoman Turkishالماapple
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti