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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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gulf, bight
rooftile
snail
mushroom
rope
excommunication
phosphorescence, sea spark
puppet
cross
church
break, recess
key
lettuce
laborer
basement
master, gentleman
latch, clothespin
octopus
mast, flagstick
north wind
port, harbor
base
consule
border
box,case
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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