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Where does “پوتور” come from?

پوتور (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Armenian փոթոր, from Old Armenian փոթ, from Old Armenian փոթ- — fold, bend, twist.

Ancestry of “پوتور”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianփոթորconical; top, whipping top
2Old Armenianփոթfold, plait, gather; wrinkle
3Old Armenianփոթ-fold, bend, twist
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