ارمنك

Ottoman Turkish

Ermenek district

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Γερμανικόπολις (Germanikópolis), named after Germanicus, an ancient Roman general and grandson of Augustus.

Proper noun

ارمنك • (ermenek)

1. Ermenek (a town and district in Karaman province, Turkey)

Descendants

• Turkish: Ermenek
• → Armenian: Էրմէնէկ (Ērmēnēk)

Further reading

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Ermenek”, 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) “Ermenek”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 255