Where does “muşmula” come from?

muşmula (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish مشمله, from Greek μούσμουλο, from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον — medlar.

muşmula (Turkish): medlar; loquat

Definitions

  1. medlar; loquat

Ancestry of “muşmula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمشملهmedlar
2Greekμούσμουλοloquat
3Ancient Greekμέσπιλονmedlar

Words derived from “muşmula

Every word from Ancient Greek μέσπιλονEvery word from Greek μούσμουλοEvery word from Ottoman Turkish مشمله
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