كموشخانه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

A compound of كموش (gümüş, “silver”) +‎ خانه (hâne, “place; house”).

Proper noun

كموشخانه • (gümüşhane)

Gümüşhane (a city and province in East Black Sea region, Turkey)

Descendants

Turkish: Gümüşhane
→ Armenian: Կիւմիւշխանէ (Kiwmiwšxanē)
→ Greek: Κιουμουσχανά (Kioumouschaná)

Further reading

Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Gümüşhane”, 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) “Gümüşhane”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎, 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 312

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