بروسه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Προῦσᾰ (Proûsă), which was probably named after Προυσίας (Prousías), an ancient king of Bithynia.

Proper noun

بروسه • (brusa)

  1. alternative form of بورسه (bursa, “a city and province in Turkey”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: Bursa

Further reading

  • Sezen, Tahir (2017), Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 139
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