Where does “ערק” come from?

ערק (Hebrew) comes from Arabic عَرَق, from Arabic عرق, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

ערק (Hebrew): to desert, to defect; arak

Definitions

  1. to desert, to defect; arak

Ancestry of “ערק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَرَقsweat; liquor; sweat; wine; raisin liquor
2Arabicعرقto strip of flesh, to nibble; to be emaciated; to...
3Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
4Arabicرَأَىto see
Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic عرق →
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