Where does “méhariste” come from?
méhariste (French) comes from English mehari, from Arabic مَهَارٍ, from Arabic مَهَرَ, from Arabic ه, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه, from Persian کاستن — to see; to look.
méhariste (French): a dromedary rider, especially of a mehari, sometimes as part of camelry
Definitions
- a dromedary rider, especially of a mehari, sometimes as part of camelry
Ancestry of “méhariste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mehari | A type of fast-running dromedary camel, which can... |
| 2 | Arabic | مَهَارٍ | a mehari camel or dromedary |
| 3 | Arabic | مَهَرَ | to contract, to give a dowry; to be deft or... |
| 4 | Arabic | ه | him, his, it, its; AH; Banū Ṭayyiʾ form of أَ |
| 5 | Arabic | كَهْرَبَاء | electricity |
| 6 | Persian | کهربا | amber |
| 7 | Persian | کاه | chaff; straw; hay |
| 8 | Persian | کاستن | to decrease |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | kas- | to be small, diminish, lessen |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |