Where does “νταβατζής” come from?
νταβατζής (Greek) comes from Ottoman Turkish davaci, from Arabic دَعْوَى — claim; lawsuit, process; claim, assertion.
νταβατζής (Greek): pimp
Ancestry of “νταβατζής”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | davaci | — |
| 2 | Arabic | دَعْوَى | claim; lawsuit, process; claim, assertion |