Where does “ލަހުޖާ” come from?

ލަހުޖާ (Dhivehi) comes from Persian لهجه, from Arabic لَهْجَة.

ލަހުޖާ (Dhivehi): dialect, vernacular, parlance, patois

Definitions

  1. dialect, vernacular, parlance, patois

Ancestry of “ލަހުޖާ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianلهجهaccent; dialect
2Arabicلَهْجَة—
Every word from Arabic لَهْجَة →Every word from Persian لهجه →
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