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

  1. nigger; Arab; A type of supernatural...

Ancestry of “αράπης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishArapArab; Arabic
2Ottoman Turkishعربthe Arabian people or Arabia; Arab; Negro
3ArabicعَرَبArabs; Arab
4Arabicعَرَبَto flow sharply
Every word from Arabic عَرَبَ →Every word from Arabic عَرَب →Every word from Ottoman Turkish عرب →