Where does “karooid” come from?
karooid (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-.
karooid (English): A southern African biotype from the Karoo
Definitions
- A southern African biotype from the Karoo
Ancestry of “karooid”, step by step
karooid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ID
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ID | Initialism of identification or identity... |
| 2 | Hindi | ईद | Eid |
| 3 | Persian | عید | feast, feast day; celebration; holiday |
| 4 | Arabic | عِيد | holiday, carnival; feast, festival; holiday,... |
| 5 | Arabic | محمد | commendable, laudable, praised, praiseworthy;... |
| 6 | Arabic | حَمَّدَ | to praise, commend, laud; to praise, commend,... |
| 7 | Arabic | م | a prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix... |
| 8 | Proto-Semitic | šamaʿ- | — |