Where does “maraan” come from?

maraan (Dutch) comes from Spanish marrano, from Arabic مُحَرَّم, from Arabic حَرَّمَ — to forbid.

maraan (Dutch): marrano, a Jew who converted to Catholicism under threat or force in 15th-century Iberia

Definitions

  1. marrano, a Jew who converted to Catholicism under threat or force in 15th-century Iberia

Ancestry of “maraan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmarranopig; converted Jew
2Arabicمُحَرَّمforbidden
3Arabicحَرَّمَto forbid
Every word from Arabic حَرَّمَ →Every word from Arabic مُحَرَّم →Every word from Spanish marrano →