ارنكوی
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Compound of ارن (eren, “one in union with God; saint; dervish”) + كوی (köy, “village”). This village is the site of the ancient city of Ὀφρύνειον (Ophrúneion).
Proper noun
ارنكوی • (erenköy)
- Erenköy (a village in Çanakkale district, Çanakkale Province, Turkey)
- Synonym: این تپه (in tepe) (historical)
Descendants
- Turkish: Erenköy
- → Armenian: Էրէնքէօյ (Ērēnkʻēōy)
Further reading
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Erenköy”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)
- Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Erenköy”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names][1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 252