Where does “Kalkandere” come from?

Kalkandere (Turkish) comes from Turkish dere, from Ottoman Turkish دره, from Arabic دُرَّة.

Ancestry of “Kalkandere”, step by step

Kalkandere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish dere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishderevalley
2Ottoman Turkishدرهvalley
3Arabicدُرَّة—

via Turkish kalkan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkalkanshield; turbot; present participle of kalkmak
2Ottoman Turkishقلقانrondache, roundshield, a circular shield made of...
3Arabicقلقto be agitated, disquieted, shaken; to worry; to...
Every word from Arabic دُرَّة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دره →Every word from Turkish dere →