Where does “φέσι” come from?

φέσι (Greek) comes from Ottoman Turkish فس, from Ottoman Turkish فاس, from Arabic فَاس — Fez, Morocco; fez.

φέσι (Greek): fez; unpaid debt; drunken

Definitions

  1. fez; unpaid debt; drunken

Ancestry of “φέσι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishفسfez, tarboosh
2Ottoman Turkishفاسaxe, hatchet, a tool for felling trees or chopping wood
3ArabicفَاسFez, Morocco; fez
Every word from Arabic فَاس →Every word from Ottoman Turkish فاس →Every word from Ottoman Turkish فس →