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Where does “banliyö” come from?

banliyö (Turkish) comes from French banlieue, from Old French banlieue, from Latin banleuca.

banliyö (Turkish): suburb

Definitions

  1. suburb

Ancestry of “banliyö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbanlieuesuburb
2Old Frenchbanlieue—
3Latinbanleuca—
Every word from Latin banleuca →