Where does “apartman binası” come from?

apartman binası (Turkish) comes from Turkish bina, from Ottoman Turkish بنا, from Arabic بِنَاء — building; construction; building, construction.

apartman binası (Turkish): apartment building

Definitions

  1. apartment building

Ancestry of “apartman binası”, step by step

apartman binası traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish bina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbinabuilding
2Ottoman Turkishبناbuilding
3Arabicبِنَاءbuilding; construction; building, construction

via Turkish apartman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishapartmanapartment building
Every word from Arabic بِنَاء →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بنا →Every word from Turkish bina →