Where does “τζαμί” come from?
τζαμί (Greek) comes from Ottoman Turkish جامع, from Arabic جَامِع — comprehensive, broad, general, universal.
τζαμί (Greek): mosque
Ancestry of “τζαμί”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | جامع | — |
| 2 | Arabic | جَامِع | comprehensive, broad, general, universal |