Where does “Haliç” come from?

Haliç (Turkish) comes from Persian خلیج, from Arabic خَلِيج — bay.

Haliç (Turkish): the Golden Horn

Definitions

  1. the Golden Horn

Ancestry of “Haliç”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخلیجbay, gulf; sound, strait
2Arabicخَلِيجbay
Every word from Arabic خَلِيج →Every word from Persian خلیج →