Where does “Yeşilova” come from?

Yeşilova (Turkish) comes from Turkish yeşil, from Ottoman Turkish یشیل, from Old Anatolian Turkish یاشل, from Proto-Turkic yāĺïl — green.

Ancestry of “Yeşilova”, step by step

Yeşilova traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish yeşil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyeşilgreen; east
2Ottoman Turkishیشیلgreen, verdant, virent, with a hue which is of grass or leaves
3Old Anatolian Turkishیاشلgreen, verdant, virent, with a hue which is of grass or leaves
4Proto-Turkicyāĺïlgreen

via Turkish ova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishovaplain, grassy plain, lowland
2Ottoman Turkishاواplain, grassy plain, meadow
3Proto-Turkicobacavity, valley
Every word from Proto-Turkic yāĺïl →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish یاشل →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یشیل →
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