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Where does “korban” come from?

korban (English) comes from Malay korban, from Arabic قُرْبَان, from Ottoman Turkish بیرام, from Common Turkic badram, from Iranian word.

korban (English): a ritual sacrifice of a livestock animal at Eid...

Definitions

  1. a ritual sacrifice of a livestock animal at Eid...

Ancestry of “korban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykorban—
2Arabicقُرْبَان—
3Ottoman Turkishبیرامholy feast, holy day, festival
4Common Turkicbadram—
5Iranianword—
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