Where does “Pamukkale” come from?

Pamukkale (Turkish) comes from Turkish kale, from Ottoman Turkish قلعه, from Classical Persian قلعه, from Arabic قلعة, from Arabic قَلْعَة — citadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...

Ancestry of “Pamukkale”, step by step

Pamukkale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkalefort, castle, fortress, stronghold; rook; goal
2Ottoman Turkishقلعهfortress; castle
3Classical Persianقلعه—
4Arabicقلعةfortress, fort, castle; distancing oneself,...
5Arabicقَلْعَةcitadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...

via Turkish pamuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishpamukcotton
2Ottoman Turkishپاموقcotton
Every word from Arabic قَلْعَة →Every word from Arabic قلعة →Every word from Classical Persian قلعه →