Where does “бакалея” come from?

бакалея (Russian) comes from Turkish bakkal, from Ottoman Turkish بقال, from Arabic بَقَّال — greengrocer.

бакалея (Russian): groceries

Definitions

  1. groceries

Ancestry of “бакалея”, step by step

бакалея traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish bakkal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbakkalgrocery; grocer
2Ottoman Turkishبقالgreengrocer, a person who sells vegetables and fruits
3Arabicبَقَّالgreengrocer

via Ottoman Turkish bakkal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishbakkal—
Every word from Arabic بَقَّال →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بقال →Every word from Turkish bakkal →