Where does “Vanlı” come from?

Vanlı (Turkish) comes from Turkish Van, from Ottoman Turkish وان, from Armenian Վան, from Old Armenian վան, from Parthian vān-, from Old Iranian wāhana-.

Vanlı (Turkish): A person from Van

Definitions

  1. A person from Van

Ancestry of “Vanlı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishVan—
2Ottoman Turkishوان—
3ArmenianՎանVan city
4Old Armenianվանlodging, dwelling, home, habitation, abode;...
5Parthianvān-—
6Old Iranianwāhana-—
Every word from Old Iranian wāhana- →Every word from Parthian vān- →Every word from Old Armenian վան →