Where does “ζουμπάς” come from?
ζουμπάς (Greek) comes from Ottoman Turkish زنبه, from Persian سنبه, from Persian -ه — noun-forming suffix.
ζουμπάς (Greek): punch; very short man
Ancestry of “ζουμπάς”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | زنبه | — |
| 2 | Persian | سنبه | — |
| 3 | Persian | -ه | noun-forming suffix |