Where does “αραπίνα” come from?

αραπίνα (Greek) comes from Ottoman Turkish عرب, from Arabic عَرَب, from Arabic عَرَبَ — to flow sharply.

αραπίνα (Greek): negress, nigger; Arab woman

Definitions

  1. negress, nigger; Arab woman

Ancestry of “αραπίνα”, step by step

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