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Where does “παπάρα” come from?

παπάρα (Greek) comes from Ottoman Turkish پاپاره, from Proto-Slavic popara — scald.

παπάρα (Greek): dunking bread, dunked bread; crap, rubbish,...

Definitions

  1. dunking bread, dunked bread; crap, rubbish,...

Ancestry of “παπάρα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپاپاره—
2Proto-Slavicpoparascald

Words derived from “παπάρα”

  • παπάρας
  • παπάρι
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