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Where does “dhow” come from?

Dhow comes from Arabic dāw, a type of sailing vessel used in the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea.

dhow (English): A traditional sailing vessel used along the...

Definitions

  1. A traditional sailing vessel used along the...

Ancestry of “dhow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدَاو—
Every word from Arabic دَاو →