Where does “Uzundere” come from?

Uzundere (Turkish) comes from Turkish dere, from Ottoman Turkish دره, from Arabic دُرَّة.

Ancestry of “Uzundere”, step by step

Uzundere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish dere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishderevalley
2Ottoman Turkishدرهvalley
3Arabicدُرَّة—

via Turkish uzun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishuzuntall; long
2Ottoman Turkishاوزونlong
3Proto-Turkic*uŕïn—
Every word from Arabic دُرَّة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دره →Every word from Turkish dere →