Where does “prasa” come from?

prasa (Ladino) comes from Ottoman Turkish پراصه, from Greek πράσο, from Ancient Greek πράσον, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- — leek.

prasa (Ladino): leek, Allium ampeloprasum

Definitions

  1. leek, Allium ampeloprasum

Ancestry of “prasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپراصهleek, any vegetable with edible leaves of the species Allium ampeloprasum
2Greekπράσοleek
3Ancient Greekπράσονleek, "Allium ampeloprasum"
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥so-leek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- →Every word from Ancient Greek πράσον →Every word from Greek πράσο →