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Where does “khanjar” come from?

khanjar (English) comes from Arabic خَنْجَر, from Persian خنجر — dagger, khanjar.

khanjar (English): A kind of dagger used in certain Arabian...

Definitions

  1. A kind of dagger used in certain Arabian...

Ancestry of “khanjar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخَنْجَرdagger
2Persianخنجرdagger, khanjar
Every word from Persian خنجر →