Where does “bakkal” come from?

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

bakkal (Turkish): grocery; grocer

Definitions

  1. grocery; grocer

Ancestry of “bakkal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبقالgreengrocer, a person who sells vegetables and fruits
2Arabicبَقَّالgreengrocer

Words derived from “bakkal”

Every word from Arabic بَقَّال →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بقال →