Where does “ارق” come from?
ارق (Classical Malay) comes from Arabic عَرَق, from Arabic عرق, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.
Ancestry of “ارق”, step by step
ارق traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic عَرَق
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | عَرَق | sweat; liquor; sweat; wine; raisin liquor |
| 2 | Arabic | عرق | to strip of flesh, to nibble; to be emaciated; to... |
| 3 | Arabic | ر | second-person masculine singular active... |
| 4 | Arabic | رَأَى | to see |
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian aʀak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | aʀak | to walk single-file |