Where does “vatoz” come from?
vatoz (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish واطوس, from Greek βάτος, from Ancient Greek βάτος, from Hebrew בַּת — daughter.
vatoz (Turkish): rayfish, ray, sea ray, skate, rajiform fish
Definitions
- rayfish, ray, sea ray, skate, rajiform fish
Ancestry of “vatoz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | واطوس | rayfish, ray, sea ray, skate, rajiform fish |
| 2 | Greek | βάτος | bramble; a kind of skate fish, superorder... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βάτος | blackberry; fish, a kind of skate; bath, a Hebrew... |
| 4 | Hebrew | בַּת | daughter |