Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology edit

From Byzantine Greek Μορέας (Moréas) and Μωριάς (Mōriás), from μορέα (moréa, mulberry) either from its presence in the area or from a supposed resemblance of the shape of the Peloponnese to its leaves, used in sericulture.

Proper noun edit

موره (Mora)

  1. Peloponnese (a peninsula in Greece)
  2. (historical) Morea (an eyalet in the Ottoman Empire)

Descendants edit

  • Turkish: Mora