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Where does “يرقة” come from?

يرقة (Arabic) comes from Arabic يرقان, from Aramaic יַרקָאנָא.

يرقة (Arabic): larva

Definitions

  1. larva

Ancestry of “يرقة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيرقانmildew , blight; jaundice; يَرَقَان •  m
2Aramaicיַרקָאנָא—
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