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Where does “kese” come from?

kese (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كیسه, from Persian کیسه, from Middle Persian kysk', from Akkadian 𒋢𒃻𒉌𒌓 — leather bag for weights and silver; silver...

kese (Turkish): wallet

Definitions

  1. wallet

Ancestry of “kese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكیسه—
2Persianکیسهsack; bag; pouch
3Middle Persiankysk'—
4Akkadian𒋢𒃻𒉌𒌓leather bag for weights and silver; silver...
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