Where does “Zeytinburnu” come from?

Zeytinburnu (Turkish) comes from Turkish zeytin, from Ottoman Turkish زیتون, from Arabic زَيْتُون — Zayton; olive; olive.

Ancestry of “Zeytinburnu”, step by step

Zeytinburnu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish zeytin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishzeytinolive
2Ottoman Turkishزیتونolive; olive-colored
3ArabicزَيْتُونZayton; olive; olive

via Turkish burnu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishburnu—
Every word from Arabic زَيْتُون →Every word from Ottoman Turkish زیتون →Every word from Turkish zeytin →