Where does “Refahiye” come from?

Refahiye (Turkish) comes from Turkish -iye, from Ottoman Turkish ـیه, from Arabic ـِيَّة — relational suffix.

Ancestry of “Refahiye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkish-iyeUsed to make municipality, corporation, discipline names
2Ottoman Turkishـیه—
3Arabicـِيَّةrelational suffix
Every word from Arabic ـِيَّة →Every word from Turkish -iye →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـیه →