Where does “استوپی” come from?

استوپی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Greek στουπί, from Ancient Greek στύππη — tow, flax, oakum.

استوپی (Ottoman Turkish): oakum, tow, an untwisted bundle of fibres used to seal gaps

Definitions

  1. oakum, tow, an untwisted bundle of fibres used to seal gaps

Ancestry of “استوپی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekστουπί—
2Ancient Greekστύππηtow, flax, oakum
Every word from Ancient Greek στύππη →Every word from Greek στουπί →
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