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Where does “عرب” come from?

عرب (Classical Malay) comes from Arabic عَرَب, from Arabic عَرَبَ — to flow sharply.

Ancestry of “عرب”, step by step

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