Etymology

Yalta

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Today it means: A city and raion of Crimea, Ukraine. Full definition →

Crimean Tatar Yalta ← Medieval Greek Γιαλίτα ← Ancient Greek αἰγιαλός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromαἰγιαλός
  2. Medieval Greek · derived fromΓιαλίτα
  3. Crimean Tatar · derived fromYalta
  4. English todayYalta

From Crimean Tatar Yalta, from Medieval Greek Γιαλίτα (Gialíta), a derivative of γιαλός (gialós, “beach, seashore”), from Ancient Greek αἰγιαλός (aigialós).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekαἰγιαλός all →

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