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

Definitions

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”

Afyonkarahisar
áfium
Afyonkarahisar
afyonu patlamak
afyonkeş
áfiumok
Afyonkarahisarlı

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós →Every word from Ancient Greek ὀπός →