Where does “sahraoui” come from?

sahraoui (French) comes from Arabic صَحْرَاوِيّ, from Arabic صَحْرَاء — desert.

sahraoui (French): Western Saharan, Sahrawi

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	صَحْرَاوِيّ	of the desert
2	Arabic	صَحْرَاء	desert

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