Where does “çotra” come from?

çotra (Gagauz) comes from Romanian ciutură, from Latin cotyla, from Ancient Greek κοτύλη — small vessel, cup; socket of a joint; liquid...

çotra (Gagauz): canteen, wine flask, flat wooden drinking-bottle

Definitions

  1. canteen, wine flask, flat wooden drinking-bottle

Ancestry of “çotra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianciuturăa wooden bucket used to get water from a well
2Latincotylacotyle, a kind of ancient Greek and Roman cup
3Ancient Greekκοτύληsmall vessel, cup; socket of a joint; liquid...
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