Where does “Galatasaray” come from?
Galatasaray (Turkish) comes from Turkish Saray, from Ottoman Turkish سرای, from Persian سرای, from Middle Persian slʾd, from Old Persian srāda.
Galatasaray (Turkish): Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (a sports club from Istanbul best known for its football team)
Definitions
- Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (a sports club from Istanbul best known for its football team)
Ancestry of “Galatasaray”, step by step
Galatasaray traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish Saray
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | Saray | palace |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | سرای | house; mansion; palace |
| 3 | Persian | سرای | hall; dwelling, house; mansion |
| 4 | Middle Persian | slʾd | hall, house |
| 5 | Old Persian | srāda | — |
via Turkish Galata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | Galata | former name of the Karaköy neighborhood in Istanbul |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Γαλατία | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
Words derived from “Galatasaray”