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Where does “jerkdar” come from?

jerkdar (English) comes from English dar, from Arabic دار, from Arabic دَرَّ, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

jerkdar (English): The ability to detect whether or not a person is...

Definitions

  1. The ability to detect whether or not a person is...

Ancestry of “jerkdar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdarA fish found in the Severn River; a dart or dace;...
2Arabicدارflowing copiously; productive, rich, lucrative;...
3Arabicدَرَّto flow copiously, to accrue
4Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
5Arabicرَأَىto see
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