میس

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek Μεγίστη (Megísti).

Proper noun

میس • (meyis)

  1. Kastellorizo (an island in the Dodecanese, Greece)

Descendants

  • Turkish: Meis

Further reading

  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Meyis”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 551