English
Istanbullu
Istanbullu comes from Ottoman Turkish استانبول, and goes back to Byzantine Greek εἰς τὴν Πόλιν ‘in the City’.
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453εἰς τὴν Πόλιν‘in the City’
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928استانبولİstanbul
- Turkish1928–presentİstanbul
- Turkish, derived1928–presentİstanbullu
- Englishearliest quotation 2021Istanbullu
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453εἰς τὴν Πόλιν‘in the City’
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928استانبولİstanbul
- Turkish1928–presentİstanbul
- Turkish, derived1928–presentİstanbullu
- Englishearliest quotation 2021Istanbullu
Earliest quotation: 2021, Bethan McKernan, Turkey drought: Istanbul could run out of water in 45 days: “Ekrem İmamoğlu, elected in 2019 as Istanbul’s opposition party…”
Every English word from Byzantine Greek εἰς τὴν Πόλιν
Today it means
noun An inhabitant of Istanbul, Turkey.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Byzantine Greek εἰς τὴν Πόλιν / Istanbullu