Where does “fucãrã” come from?

fucãrã (Aromanian) comes from Turkish fukara, from Ottoman Turkish فقرا, from Arabic فُقَرَاء, from Arabic فَقِير — poor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper.

fucãrã (Aromanian): poor

Definitions

  1. poor

Ancestry of “fucãrã”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishfukarapoor, pauper; faqir; poor, pitiable
2Ottoman Turkishفقراthe poor
3Arabicفُقَرَاء
4Arabicفَقِيرpoor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper
Every word from Arabic فَقِيرEvery word from Arabic فُقَرَاءEvery word from Ottoman Turkish فقرا