IN GREEK
φουντούκι
foudouki
hazelnut
IN TURKISH
fındık
fındık
hazelnut
WEAR THE WORD
φουντούκι in blue ink and fındık in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Round trip
- STARTED IN
- Ancient Greek (Ποντικόν), via Arabic and Turkish
- CATEGORY
- Food
- NOTES
- Triantafyllidis explicitly marks the Greek form as an αντιδάνειο. Nişanyan notes a possible alternative direction in the remote Greek/Persian connection.
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SOURCES
- Triantafyllidis, Λεξικό της Κοινής Νεοελληνικής, entry φουντούκι www.greek-language.gr
- Nişanyan Sözlük, entry fındık www.nisanyansozluk.com
Etymologies are checked against the dictionaries and studies listed. An entry is stamped settled only when both the Greek and the Turkish side have been checked. Research for this ledger was compiled with AI assistance and reviewed by the editors.
HOW TO CITE THIS ENTRY
Gold, K. (ed.) (2026) ‘φουντούκι / fındık’, entry 091, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/091-foudouki/. Accessed [day month year].