Where does “cımbız” come from?
cımbız (Turkish) comes from Greek τσιμπίδι, from Greek τσιμπάω — nip, pinch; sting, prick.
cımbız (Turkish): tweezers
Ancestry of “cımbız”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | τσιμπίδι | — |
| 2 | Greek | τσιμπάω | nip, pinch; sting, prick |