Where does “アラブ首長国連邦” come from?
アラブ首長国連邦 (Japanese) comes from Japanese アラブ, from Arabic عَرَب, from Arabic عَرَبَ — to flow sharply.
Ancestry of “アラブ首長国連邦”, step by step
アラブ首長国連邦 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese アラブ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | アラブ | an Arab person |
| 2 | Arabic | عَرَب | Arabs; Arab |
| 3 | Arabic | عَرَبَ | to flow sharply |
via Japanese 首長国
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 首長国 | an emirate |
| 2 | Japanese | 国 | a land, a large place; a country in general, a... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 国 | — |
via Japanese 連邦
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 連邦 | a federal state; a federation |