Where does “giaour” come from?

giaour (French) comes from Ottoman Turkish كاور, from Persian گاور, from Persian گبر, from Aramaic 𐡂𐡁𐡓𐡀, from Proto-Semitic gabr- — man; strong man, hero.

giaour (French): giaour

Definitions

  1. giaour

Ancestry of “giaour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكاورnon-Muslim; infidel, kafir, giaour
2PersianگاورAlternative form of گبر
3Persianگبرhauberk; Zoroastrian; kafir, infidel
4Aramaic𐡂𐡁𐡓𐡀man, husband
5Proto-Semiticgabr-man; strong man, hero

Words derived from “giaour”

Every word from Proto-Semitic gabr- →Every word from Aramaic 𐡂𐡁𐡓𐡀 →Every word from Persian گبر →