Where does “кабак” come from?

кабак (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قباق, from Proto-Turkic Kabak — white poplar, willow.

кабак (Macedonian): pumpkin

Definitions

  1. pumpkin

Ancestry of “кабак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقباقcucurbit; bald head; the front, the fronter part...
2Proto-TurkicKabakwhite poplar, willow
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