Where does “bakkal” come from?
bakkal (Ladino) comes from Turkish bakkal, from Ottoman Turkish بقال, from Arabic بَقَّال — greengrocer.
bakkal (Ladino): grocer
Ancestry of “bakkal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | bakkal | grocery; grocer |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بقال | — |
| 3 | Arabic | بَقَّال | greengrocer |