Where does “arak” come from?
arak (English) comes from Arabic عَرَق, from Arabic عرق, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.
arak (English): A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic...
Definitions
- A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic...
Ancestry of “arak”, step by step
arak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic عَرَق
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | عَرَق | sweat; liquor; sweat; wine; raisin liquor |
| 2 | Arabic | عرق | to strip of flesh, to nibble; to be emaciated; to... |
| 3 | Arabic | ر | second-person masculine singular active... |
| 4 | Arabic | رَأَى | to see |
via Persian اراک
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | اراک | toothbrush tree (Salvadora persica) |
| 2 | Persian | عراق | — |
| 3 | Arabic | عِراق | — |
| 4 | Arabic | الْعِرَاق | Iraq |
Words derived from “arak”