Where does “阿拉伯” come from?

阿拉伯 (Chinese) comes from Arabic عَرَب, from Arabic عَرَبَ — to flow sharply.

阿拉伯 (Chinese): Arabian; Arabic

Definitions

  1. Arabian; Arabic

Ancestry of “阿拉伯”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicعَرَبArabs; Arab
2Arabicعَرَبَto flow sharply
Every word from Arabic عَرَبَ →Every word from Arabic عَرَب →