Where does “Urfa” come from?

Urfa (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اورفه, from Classical Syriac ܐܘܪܗܝ, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩.

Ancestry of “Urfa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاورفه—
2Classical Syriacܐܘܪܗܝ—
3Middle Persian𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩—

Words derived from “Urfa”

Every word from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩 →Every word from Classical Syriac ܐܘܪܗܝ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اورفه →
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