Where does “takımada” come from?

takımada (Turkish) comes from Turkish ada, from Ottoman Turkish آطه, from Proto-Turkic ātag — island.

takımada (Turkish): archipelago

Definitions

  1. archipelago

Ancestry of “takımada”, step by step

takımada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish ada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishadaisland
2Ottoman Turkishآطهisland
3Proto-Turkicātagisland

via Turkish takım

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishtakımset, suit
Every word from Proto-Turkic ātag →Every word from Ottoman Turkish آطه →Every word from Turkish ada →