Where does “مصر” come from?
مصر (Arabic) comes from Turkish Mısır, from Ottoman Turkish مصر, from Arabic مِصْر — Egypt.
مصر (Arabic): border, boundary, limit, march, neighboring...
Definitions
- border, boundary, limit, march, neighboring...
Ancestry of “مصر”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | Mısır | Egypt |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | مصر | maize, corn |
| 3 | Arabic | مِصْر | Egypt |