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Where does “فلوقه” come from?

فلوقه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Italian feluca, from French felouque, from Spanish faluca, from Arabic فَلُوكَة, from Ancient Greek εφόλκιον.

Ancestry of “فلوقه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfelucafelucca; cocked hat
2Frenchfelouquefelucca
3Spanishfalucafelucca
4Arabicفَلُوكَة—
5Ancient Greekεφόλκιον—
Every word from Ancient Greek εφόλκιον →