باقركوی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Morphologically from باقر (bakır, “copper”) +‎ كوی (köy, “village”), an adaptation from the earlier name مقری كوی (mâkri köy), itself a corrupted form of Greek Μακροχώρι (Makrochóri, literally “long village”).

Proper noun

باقركوی • (bakırköy)

  1. Bakırköy (a neighbourhood and districtp, an Istanbul in Turkey)

Descendants

  • Turkish: Bakırköy
  • → Armenian: Պագըրքէօյ (Pagərkʻēōy), Պաքըրքէօյ (Pakʻərkʻēōy)

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