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Where does “fitil” come from?

fitil (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish فتیل, from Arabic فَتِيل.

fitil (Turkish): wick; suppository

Definitions

  1. wick; suppository

Ancestry of “fitil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishفتیل—
2Arabicفَتِيل—

Words derived from “fitil”

  • фитиль
Every word from Arabic فَتِيل →