Where does “bakkal” come from?
bakkal (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بقال, from Arabic بَقَّال — greengrocer.
bakkal (Turkish): grocery; grocer
Ancestry of “bakkal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بقال | — |
| 2 | Arabic | بَقَّال | greengrocer |
Words derived from “bakkal”