Where does “bakkal” come from?

bakkal (Ladino) comes from Turkish bakkal, from Ottoman Turkish بقال, from Arabic بَقَّال — greengrocer.

bakkal (Ladino): grocer

Definitions

  1. grocer

Ancestry of “bakkal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbakkalgrocery; grocer
2Ottoman Turkishبقالgreengrocer, a person who sells vegetables and fruits
3Arabicبَقَّالgreengrocer
Every word from Arabic بَقَّال →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بقال →Every word from Turkish bakkal →