Where does “Gelibolu” come from?

Gelibolu (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish گلیبولی, from Ancient Greek Καλλίπολις, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.

Ancestry of “Gelibolu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishگلیبولی—
2Ancient GreekΚαλλίπολιςKallipolis
3Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
4Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city

Words derived from “Gelibolu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ptólis →