Where does “köy” come from?

köy (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كوی, from Old Anatolian Turkish كوی, from Persian کوی, from Middle Persian kwd — street, lane; lane, street.

köy (Turkish): village, settlement; village, country; peasant,...

Definitions

  1. village, settlement; village, country; peasant,...

Ancestry of “köy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكویvillage, a rural settlement of size between a hamlet and a town
2Old Anatolian Turkishكویvillage
3Persianکویstreet; city block
4Middle Persiankwdstreet, lane; lane, street

Words derived from “köy”

Every word from Middle Persian kwd →Every word from Persian کوی →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish كوی →