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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishulusupreme, great, holy
2Ottoman Turkishاولوdead
3Ottoman Turkishاوhouse; he, she, it; that
4Ottoman Turkishاولhe, she, it
5Arabicأَوَّلfirst

via Turkish dere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishderevalley
2Ottoman Turkishدرهvalley
3Arabicدُرَّة
Every word from Arabic أَوَّل