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Where does “παπουτσής” come from?

παπουτσής (Greek) comes from Greek παπούτσι, from Ottoman Turkish پاپوش, from Persian پاپوش, from Persian پا, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭, from Proto-Iranian pā́dah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

παπουτσής (Greek): shoemaker, cobbler

Definitions

  1. shoemaker, cobbler

Ancestry of “παπουτσής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπαπούτσιshoe; aubergine, eggplant
2Ottoman Turkishپاپوشslipper
3Persianپاپوشslipper, babouche
4Persianپاleg, foot; with
5Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎭foot
6Proto-Iranianpā́dahfoot
7Proto-Indo-Iranianpā́tsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
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