Where does “Fellachin” come from?

Fellachin (German) comes from German Fellache, from Arabic فَلَّاح, from Classical Syriac ܦܠܚܐ, from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܦܵܠܹܚ, from Aramaic פלחא, from Aramaic פ-ל-ח.

Fellachin (German): A female fellah

Definitions

  1. A female fellah

Ancestry of “Fellachin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFellachefellah
2Arabicفَلَّاحfarmer; peasant
3Classical Syriacܦܠܚܐservant, attendant, agent, minister; artisan;...
4Assyrian Neo-Aramaicܦܵܠܹܚ—
5Aramaicפלחאservant, attendant; worshipper; artisan
6Aramaicפ-ל-ח—
Every word from Aramaic פ-ל-ח →Every word from Aramaic פלחא →Every word from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܦܵܠܹܚ →