Where does “ვაფური” come from?

ვაფური (Laz) comes from Ottoman Turkish واپور, from Italian vapore, from French vapeur, from French bateau à vapeur — steamboat.

ვაფური (Laz): vessel, ship

Definitions

  1. vessel, ship

Ancestry of “ვაფური”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishواپورsteamer, steamship, steamboat
2Italianvaporesteam; vapour especially water vapour
3Frenchvapeursteam; vapour; steamship
4Frenchbateau à vapeursteamboat
Every word from French bateau à vapeur →Every word from French vapeur →Every word from Italian vapore →