Where does “Niğbolu” come from?

Niğbolu (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish نیگبولی, from Bulgarian Никопол, from Ancient Greek Νικόπολις, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.

Ancestry of “Niğbolu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishنیگبولی—
2BulgarianНикопол—
3Ancient GreekΝικόπολιςcity of victory
4Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
5Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ptólis →