Where does “αράπης” come from?
αράπης (Greek) comes from Turkish Arap, from Ottoman Turkish عرب, from Arabic عَرَب, from Arabic عَرَبَ — to flow sharply.
αράπης (Greek): nigger; Arab; A type of supernatural...
Definitions
- nigger; Arab; A type of supernatural...
Ancestry of “αράπης”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | Arap | Arab; Arabic |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | عرب | the Arabian people or Arabia; Arab; Negro |
| 3 | Arabic | عَرَب | Arabs; Arab |
| 4 | Arabic | عَرَبَ | to flow sharply |