Where does “अरब” come from?

अरब (Hindi) comes from Arabic عَرَب, from Arabic عَرَبَ — to flow sharply.

अरब (Hindi): billion; 1,000,000,000

Definitions

  1. billion; 1,000,000,000

Ancestry of “अरब”, step by step

अरब traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic عَرَب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicعَرَبArabs; Arab
2Arabicعَرَبَto flow sharply

via Sanskrit अर्बुद

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअर्बुद10 crores or 100 millions

Words derived from “अरब”

Every word from Arabic عَرَبَ →Every word from Arabic عَرَب →