Where does “Foça” come from?

Foça (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish فوچه, from Ancient Greek Φώκαια, from Ancient Greek Φωκίς, from Ancient Greek Φῶκος, from Ancient Greek φώκη — seal.

Ancestry of “Foça”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishفوچه
2Ancient GreekΦώκαια
3Ancient GreekΦωκίςPhocis
4Ancient GreekΦῶκος{{l|en|Phocus}}
5Ancient Greekφώκηseal
Every word from Ancient Greek φώκηEvery word from Ancient Greek ΦῶκοςEvery word from Ancient Greek Φωκίς