Where does “Güzelyurt” come from?

Güzelyurt (Turkish) comes from Turkish güzel, from Ottoman Turkish كوزل, from Old Anatolian Turkish كُوزَلْ, from Hungarian közel — near; nearly; vicinity, near.

Ancestry of “Güzelyurt”, step by step

Güzelyurt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish güzel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgüzelbeautiful; nice; beauty
2Ottoman Turkishكوزلbeautiful, pretty
3Old Anatolian Turkishكُوزَلْ—
4Hungarianközelnear; nearly; vicinity, near

via Turkish yurt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyurtnative country, homeland; home; student...
2Ottoman Turkishیورتhome, settlement, house, estate
3Proto-Turkicyūrtdwelling place, camping site; dwelling place,...
Every word from Hungarian közel →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish كُوزَلْ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كوزل →