Where does “արաղ” come from?

արաղ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian արաղ, from Arabic عَرَق, from Arabic عرق, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

արաղ (Armenian): vodka

Definitions

  1. vodka

Ancestry of “արաղ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianարաղ—
2Arabicعَرَقsweat; liquor; sweat; wine; raisin liquor
3Arabicعرقto strip of flesh, to nibble; to be emaciated; to...
4Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
5Arabicرَأَىto see
Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic عرق →