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Where does “filika” come from?

filika (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish فلوقه, from Italian feluca, from French felouque, from Spanish faluca, from Arabic فَلُوكَة, from Ancient Greek εφόλκιον.

filika (Turkish): felucca

Definitions

  1. felucca

Ancestry of “filika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishفلوقه—
2Italianfelucafelucca; cocked hat
3Frenchfelouquefelucca
4Spanishfalucafelucca
5Arabicفَلُوكَة—
6Ancient Greekεφόλκιον—
Every word from Ancient Greek εφόλκιον →