Where does “Ortaköy” come from?

Ortaköy (Turkish) comes from Turkish köy, from Ottoman Turkish كوی, from Old Anatolian Turkish كوی, from Persian کوی, from Middle Persian kwd — street, lane; lane, street.

Ancestry of “Ortaköy”, step by step

Ortaköy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish köy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishköyvillage, settlement; village, country; peasant,...
2Ottoman Turkishكویvillage, a rural settlement of size between a hamlet and a town
3Old Anatolian Turkishكویvillage
4Persianکویstreet; city block
5Middle Persiankwdstreet, lane; lane, street

via Turkish orta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishortacentral; middle; centre
2Ottoman Turkishاورتاmiddle, central; medium; the middle, center
3Proto-Turkic*ortumiddle
4Proto-Turkicȫr-to rise; to spin; to plait
Every word from Middle Persian kwd →Every word from Persian کوی →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish كوی →
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