Where does “axarşik” come from?

axarşik (Cypriot Arabic) comes from Cypriot Arabic axar, from Arabic آخَر.

axarşik (Cypriot Arabic): otherwise

Definitions

  1. otherwise

Ancestry of “axarşik”, step by step

axarşik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cypriot Arabic axar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cypriot Arabicaxarnext, other
2Arabicآخَر—

via Cypriot Arabic şikl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cypriot Arabicşikl—
Every word from Arabic آخَر →Every word from Cypriot Arabic axar →