Where does “كورة” come from?
كورة (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Arabic كُرَة, from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴, from Ancient Greek Ἴων, from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων — Ionian.
كورة (Hijazi Arabic): ball; soccer, football
Ancestry of “كورة”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | كُرَة | ball; a ball, a mass, a clump; a ball, a mass, a... |
| 2 | Old Persian | 𐎹𐎢𐎴 | Ionia |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἴων | one of the Ionians; a native or inhabitant of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἰᾱ́ϝων | Ionian |