Where does “rakishitës” come from?
rakishitës (Albanian) comes from Albanian raki, from Turkish rakı, from Ottoman Turkish راقی, from Arabic عَرَقِيّ, from Arabic عَرَق, from Arabic عرق, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.
rakishitës (Albanian): seller of brandy or any alcoholic beverage
Definitions
- seller of brandy or any alcoholic beverage
Ancestry of “rakishitës”, step by step
rakishitës traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Albanian raki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | raki | a national drink of Albania, raki is an... |
| 2 | Turkish | rakı | raki |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | راقی | liqueur, brandy, raki |
| 4 | Arabic | عَرَقِيّ | of liquor |
| 5 | Arabic | عَرَق | sweat; liquor; sweat; wine; raisin liquor |
| 6 | Arabic | عرق | to strip of flesh, to nibble; to be emaciated; to... |
| 7 | Arabic | ر | second-person masculine singular active... |
| 8 | Arabic | رَأَى | to see |