Etymology

Tepelenë

Today it means: A city in southern Albania, located on a plateau on the left bank of the river Vjosa about three kilometres downstream from its confluence with the river Drino; it is the seat of its eponymous municipality and the former seat of its now defunct eponymous district. Full definition →

Albanian Tepelenë ← Ottoman Turkish تپه دلن ← Illyrian *Antibylyne
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  1. Illyrian · derived from*Antibylyne
  2. Albanian · derived fromTepe e Lenës
  3. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromتپه دلن
  4. Albanian · borrowed fromTepelenë
  5. English todayTepelenë

Borrowed from Albanian Tepelenë, which is probably ultimately from Ottoman Turkish تپه دلن (Tepedelen), the name of the city during Ottoman era. Alternatively from Albanian Tepe e Lenës or Illyrian *Antibylyne.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.