Where does “μπακάλης” come from?
μπακάλης (Greek) comes from Ottoman Turkish بقال, from Arabic بَقَّال — greengrocer.
μπακάλης (Greek): grocer
Ancestry of “μπακάλης”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بقال | — |
| 2 | Arabic | بَقَّال | greengrocer |
Words derived from “μπακάλης”