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Where does “misër” come from?

misër (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish مصر, from Arabic مِصْر — Egypt.

misër (Albanian): maize

Definitions

  1. maize

Ancestry of “misër”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمصرmaize, corn
2ArabicمِصْرEgypt

Words derived from “misër”

  • kacamisër
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