Where does “çipura” come from?

çipura (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چوپره, from Greek τσιπούρα, from Ancient Greek ἵππουρος, from Ancient Greek ῐ̔́ππος — horse.

çipura (Turkish): gilt-head bream

Definitions

  1. gilt-head bream

Ancestry of “çipura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچوپره—
2Greekτσιπούραgilt-head bream (Sparus aurata); sea bream
3Ancient Greekἵππουροςhorse-tailed; dolphinfish; kind of insect
4Ancient Greekῐ̔́πποςhorse
Every word from Ancient Greek ῐ̔́ππος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἵππουρος →Every word from Greek τσιπούρα →