Where does “poturi” come from?
poturi (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish پوتور, from Old Armenian փոթոր, from Old Armenian փոթ, from Old Armenian փոթ- — fold, bend, twist.
poturi (Romanian): Old-fashioned pants, mostly used in the rural...
Definitions
- Old-fashioned pants, mostly used in the rural...
Ancestry of “poturi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | پوتور | rustic trousers, culottes, a kind of legwear wide on top and strait below fastened by hook and eye |
| 2 | Old Armenian | փոթոր | conical; top, whipping top |
| 3 | Old Armenian | փոթ | fold, plait, gather; wrinkle |
| 4 | Old Armenian | փոթ- | fold, bend, twist |
Words derived from “poturi”