Where does “miswak” come from?
miswak (English) comes from Arabic مِسْوَاك, from Arabic سواك, from Persian سواک — a teeth cleaning twig made from the arak tree.
miswak (English): A chewstick particularly used by Muslims for...
Definitions
- A chewstick particularly used by Muslims for...
Ancestry of “miswak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | مِسْوَاك | — |
| 2 | Arabic | سواك | — |
| 3 | Persian | سواک | a teeth cleaning twig made from the arak tree |