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Where does “მასხარა” come from?

მასხარა (Georgian) comes from Arabic مَسْخَرَة — buffoon, fool, pleasantry, anything ridiculous.

მასხარა (Georgian): clown

Definitions

  1. clown

Ancestry of “მასხარა”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَسْخَرَةbuffoon, fool, pleasantry, anything ridiculous
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