كوستنجه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian Constanța, ultimately from Latin Constantiana.

Proper noun

كوستنجه • (köstence)

  1. Constanța (a city, the county seat of Constanța County, Romania)

Descendants

  • Turkish: Köstence
  • → Armenian: Քէօստէնճէ (Kʻēōstēnčē), Քէօսթէնճէ (Kʻēōstʻēnčē)
  • → Bulgarian: Кюсте́нджа (Kjusténdža)
  • → Dobrujan Tatar: Köstencĭ

Further reading

  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Köstence”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 488
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