Where does “rayah” come from?

rayah (English) comes from Turkish reaya, from Ottoman Turkish رعایا, from Arabic رَعَايَا, from Arabic رَعِيَّة — subject; herd, flock; citizens, flock.

rayah (English): A member of the tax-paying lower class of Ottoman...

Definitions

  1. A member of the tax-paying lower class of Ottoman...

Ancestry of “rayah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishreayaRayah
2Ottoman Turkishرعایا—
3Arabicرَعَايَا—
4Arabicرَعِيَّةsubject; herd, flock; citizens, flock
Every word from Arabic رَعِيَّة →Every word from Arabic رَعَايَا →Every word from Ottoman Turkish رعایا →