Where does “arappi” come from?

arappi (Ingrian) comes from Russian арап, from Old East Slavic арапъ, from Turkic unknown, from Persian پلنگ — panther; leopard.

Ancestry of “arappi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianарапNegro
2Old East Slavicарапъ—
3Turkicunknown—
4Persianپلنگpanther; leopard
Every word from Persian پلنگ →Every word from Turkic unknown →Every word from Old East Slavic арапъ →