Where does “Yeniköy” come from?

Yeniköy (Turkish) comes from Turkish köy, from Ottoman Turkish كوی, from Old Anatolian Turkish كوی, from Persian کوی, from Middle Persian kwd — street, lane; lane, street.

Ancestry of “Yeniköy”, step by step

Yeniköy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish köy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishköyvillage, settlement; village, country; peasant,...
2Ottoman Turkishكویvillage, a rural settlement of size between a hamlet and a town
3Old Anatolian Turkishكویvillage
4Persianکویstreet; city block
5Middle Persiankwdstreet, lane; lane, street

via Turkish yeni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyeninew; recent
2Ottoman Turkishیڭیnew; modern, new
3Proto-Turkicyaŋïnew
Every word from Middle Persian kwdEvery word from Persian کویEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish كوی