Where does “θperek” come from?

θperek (Cypriot Arabic) comes from Arabic تبارك, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

θperek (Cypriot Arabic): to kiss a holy image or statue

Definitions

  1. to kiss a holy image or statue

Ancestry of “θperek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicتباركto be blessed, to be fortunate; verbal noun of...
2Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
3Arabicرَأَىto see
Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic تبارك →