Where does “Sarayköy” come from?

Sarayköy (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 “Sarayköy”, step by step

Sarayköy 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 Saray

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishSaraypalace
2Ottoman Turkishسرایhouse; mansion; palace
3Persianسرایhall; dwelling, house; mansion
4Middle Persianslʾdhall, house
5Old Persiansrāda—
Every word from Middle Persian kwd →Every word from Persian کوی →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish كوی →