Where does “Uludere” come from?
Uludere (Turkish) comes from Turkish ulu, from Ottoman Turkish اولو, from Ottoman Turkish او, from Ottoman Turkish اول, from Arabic أَوَّل — first.
Ancestry of “Uludere”, step by step
Uludere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish ulu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | ulu | supreme, great, holy |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اولو | dead |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | او | house; he, she, it; that |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | اول | he, she, it |
| 5 | Arabic | أَوَّل | first |
via Turkish dere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | dere | valley |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | دره | valley |
| 3 | Arabic | دُرَّة | — |