Where does “afyon” come from?
afyon (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish افیون, from Arabic أَفْيُون, from Ancient Greek ὄπιον, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
afyon (Turkish): opium
Ancestry of “afyon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | افیون | — |
| 2 | Arabic | أَفْيُون | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὄπιον | poppy juice, opium |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
Words derived from “afyon”