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Where does “hamsie” come from?

hamsie (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish خمسی, from Greek χαμψί.

hamsie (Romanian): European anchovy

Definitions

  1. European anchovy

Ancestry of “hamsie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishخمسی—
2Greekχαμψί—
Every word from Greek χαμψί →