Where does “hharan” come from?

hharan (Dongxiang) comes from Arabic حَرَام — accursed thing; forbidden.

hharan (Dongxiang): ten

Definitions

  1. ten

Ancestry of “hharan”, step by step

hharan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic حَرَام

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحَرَامaccursed thing; forbidden

via Proto-Mongolic *harban

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mongolic*harbanten
Every word from Arabic حَرَام