Where does “Mersin” come from?

Mersin (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish مرسین, from Arabic مَرْسِين, from Ancient Greek μυρσίνη, from Ancient Greek μῠ́ρτος — myrtle (Myrtus communis).

Mersin (Turkish): myrtle, an evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus

Definitions

  1. myrtle, an evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus

Ancestry of “Mersin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمرسینmyrtle, an evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus
2Arabicمَرْسِين—
3Ancient Greekμυρσίνηmyrtle (Myrtus communis)
4Ancient Greekμῠ́ρτοςmyrtle (Myrtus communis)
Every word from Ancient Greek μῠ́ρτος →Every word from Ancient Greek μυρσίνη →Every word from Arabic مَرْسِين →