Where does “Savaştepe” come from?

Savaştepe (Turkish) comes from Turkish savaş, from Ottoman Turkish صاواش, from Proto-Turkic saba-, from Chichewa ba, from Proto-Bantu -jíba — to steal.

Ancestry of “Savaştepe”, step by step

Savaştepe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish savaş

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsavaşwar
2Ottoman Turkishصاواشeffort, endeavor, a determined or assiduous attempt towards a specific goal
3Proto-Turkicsaba-to beat, hit, fight
4Chichewabasteal
5Proto-Bantu-jíbato steal

via Turkish tepe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishtepehill; top, peak; apex, vertex
2Ottoman Turkishتپهcrown of the head, apex, summit, mountain peak,...
3Old Anatolian Turkishدپهhill
4Proto-Turkic*tepehill, top
Every word from Proto-Bantu -jíbaEvery word from Chichewa baEvery word from Proto-Turkic saba-