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Where does “mafya babası” come from?

mafya babası (Turkish) comes from Italian mafia, from Arabic مَاجَاس — bragging, boasting, aggressive.

mafya babası (Turkish): godfather

Definitions

  1. godfather

Ancestry of “mafya babası”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianmafiaThe Mafia; mafia; arrogance
2Arabicمَاجَاسbragging, boasting, aggressive
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