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Where does “μπακάλικο” come from?

μπακάλικο (Greek) comes from Greek μπακάλης, from Ottoman Turkish بقال, from Arabic بَقَّال — greengrocer.

μπακάλικο (Greek): grocer's shop, grocery

Definitions

  1. grocer's shop, grocery

Ancestry of “μπακάλικο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμπακάληςgrocer
2Ottoman Turkishبقال—
3Arabicبَقَّالgreengrocer
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