Where does “Kırşehir” come from?

Kırşehir (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قیر شهری, from Ottoman Turkish شهر, from Persian شهر, from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 — land, country; city.

Ancestry of “Kırşehir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقیر شهری—
2Ottoman Turkishشهرcity; town; borough
3Persianشهرland, country; city, town
4Middle Persian𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩land, country; city

Words derived from “Kırşehir”

Every word from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 →Every word from Persian شهر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish شهر →