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Can you guess the meaning of these words that entered Turkish language via Greek? I used both TDK & Nişanyan as a source to confirm these words came from Greek. Some of the words Nişanyan listed below seem to have different roots. I picked the ones that were definitely of Greek origin. Of course, there are still more, so this is a limited selection.
https://nisanyan.substack.com/p/turkcedeki-yunanca-kokenli-kelimeler
https://sozluk.gov.tr
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rope
snail
key
puppet
consule
excommunication
church
border
box,case
mast, flagstick
octopus
master, gentleman
gulf, bight
lettuce
break, recess
mushroom
laborer
phosphorescence, sea spark
cross
latch, clothespin
base
rooftile
port, harbor
basement
north wind
aforoz
ahtapot
anahtar
bodrum
efendi
gönder
halat
ırgat
istavroz
kilise
kiremit
konsolos
körfez
kukla
kutu
liman
mandal
mantar
marul
paydos
poyraz
salyangoz
sınır
temel
yakamoz
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