The story
- Ottoman Turkish · derived fromایلبصان
- Albanian · borrowed fromElbasan
- English todayElbasan
Borrowed from Albanian Elbasan, itself likely from Ottoman Turkish ایلبصان.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Elbasan
Today it means: The fourth largest city in Albania, located in the center of the country on the river Shkumbin; it is the seat of its eponymous county and municipality. Full definition →
Albanian Elbasan ← Ottoman Turkish ایلبصان