IN GREEK
φουστάνι
foustani
dress
IN TURKISH
fistan
fistan
dress (colloquial, dated)
WEAR THE WORD
φουστάνι in blue ink and fistan in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Greek to Turkish
- STARTED IN
- Italian
- CATEGORY
- Clothing
- NOTES
- Greek from Italian fustagno, fustian, ultimately linked to Fustat in Egypt; Turkish fistan generally traced to Greek. Dated in Turkish, where elbise is standard. Nişanyan derives fistan from Arabic fustān via Syriac, not from Greek, and the Greek side could not be checked.
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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) ‘φουστάνι / fistan’, entry 401, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/401-foustani/. Accessed [day month year].