Where does “μαραφέτι” come from?

μαραφέτι (Greek) comes from Ottoman Turkish معرفت, from Arabic مَعْرِفَة — knowledge.

μαραφέτι (Greek): widget, doodah UK, doodad UK, thingummy, thingy something with forgotten or unknown name

Definitions

  1. widget, doodah UK, doodad UK, thingummy, thingy something with forgotten or unknown name

Ancestry of “μαραφέτι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمعرفتconnaissance, knowledge; science, branch of...
2Arabicمَعْرِفَةknowledge

Words derived from “μαραφέτι

Every word from Arabic مَعْرِفَةEvery word from Ottoman Turkish معرفت