Where does “τουρσί” come from?
τουρσί (Greek) comes from Ottoman Turkish ترشی, from Persian ترشی, from Persian ترش, from Proto-Iranian *tr̥fšah.
τουρσί (Greek): pickle
Ancestry of “τουρσί”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ترشی | pickle, vegetable made to last with vinegar or... |
| 2 | Persian | ترشی | sourness; acidity; pickle, or any pickled... |
| 3 | Persian | ترش | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *tr̥fšah | — |