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Where does “پاتاتس” come from?

پاتاتس (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Greek πατάτα, from Spanish patata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.

پاتاتس (Ottoman Turkish): potato

Definitions

  1. potato

Ancestry of “پاتاتس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπατάταpotato; chips , fries; mistake, error
2Spanishpatatapotato; piece of rubbish
3Taínobatatasweet potato

Words derived from “پاتاتس”

  • patates
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