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Where does “papağan” come from?

papağan (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish پاپاغان, from Arabic بَبَغَاء.

papağan (Turkish): parrot

Definitions

  1. parrot

Ancestry of “papağan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپاپاغان—
2Arabicبَبَغَاء—

Words derived from “papağan”

  • papuzi
  • papuga
Every word from Arabic بَبَغَاء →