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Where does “carangid” come from?

carangid (English) comes from English ID, from Hindi ईद, from Persian عید, from Arabic عِيد, from Arabic محمد, from Arabic حَمَّدَ, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

carangid (English): Any fish belonging to the family Carangidae

Definitions

  1. Any fish belonging to the family Carangidae

Ancestry of “carangid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIDInitialism of identification or identity...
2HindiईदEid
3Persianعیدfeast, feast day; celebration; holiday
4Arabicعِيدholiday, carnival; feast, festival; holiday,...
5Arabicمحمدcommendable, laudable, praised, praiseworthy;...
6Arabicحَمَّدَto praise, commend, laud; to praise, commend,...
7Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
8Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
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