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Where does “طرپان” come from?

طرپان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Greek δρεπάνι, from Ancient Greek δρεπάνιον, from Ancient Greek Δρέπανον, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́νη.

Ancestry of “طرپان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekδρεπάνιsickle, scythe
2Ancient Greekδρεπάνιον—
3Ancient GreekΔρέπανονsickle
4Ancient Greek-ᾰ́νη—
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