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Where does “مِسْوَاك” come from?

مِسْوَاك (Arabic) comes from Arabic سواك, from Persian سواک — a teeth cleaning twig made from the arak tree.

Ancestry of “مِسْوَاك”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسواك—
2Persianسواکa teeth cleaning twig made from the arak tree

Words derived from “مِسْوَاك”

  • miswak
  • مسواک
  • mswaki
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