Where does “zargana” come from?

zargana (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish زارغنه, from Greek ζαργάνα, from Ancient Greek σαργός — sargo.

zargana (Turkish): needlefish, garfish, any long and slender fish of the species Belone belone

Definitions

  1. needlefish, garfish, any long and slender fish of the species Belone belone

Ancestry of “zargana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishزارغنهneedlefish, garfish, any long and slender fish of the species Belone belone
2Greekζαργάναneedlefish, garfish
3Ancient Greekσαργόςsargo
Every word from Ancient Greek σαργός →Every word from Greek ζαργάνα →Every word from Ottoman Turkish زارغنه →