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Where does “παπούτσι” come from?

παπούτσι (Greek) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European póds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

παπούτσι (Greek): shoe; aubergine, eggplant

Definitions

  1. shoe; aubergine, eggplant

Ancestry of “παπούτσι”, step by step

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

Words derived from “παπούτσι”

  • παπουτσής
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