The story
- Medieval Greek · derived fromἍγιος Θεολόγος“the Holy Theologian”
- Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromایاصـولق
- Turkish · borrowed fromAyasuluk
- English todayAyasoluk
Variant spelling of Turkish Ayasuluk and Ottoman Turkish ایاصـولق (Ayasuluk), from Medieval Greek Ἅγιος Θεολόγος (Hágios Theológos, “the Holy Theologian”), from its 6th-century basilica dedicated to St John the Theologian, supposed author of the Book of Revelation. Doublet of Agios Theologos.
Words from the same roots
Medieval GreekἍγιος Θεολόγος all →
Agios Theologos
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.