Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology edit

From Byzantine Greek Αἰγέαι (Aigéai).

Proper noun edit

آیاس (ayas)

  1. (now historical) Synonym of يمورطالق (yumurtalık)

Descendants edit

  • Turkish: Ayas

Further reading edit

  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Ayas”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 66