Where does “авам” come from?
авам (Kumyk) comes from Ottoman Turkish عوام, from Arabic عوام, from Arabic عام, from Arabic منفعة, from Arabic نفع, from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.
авам (Kumyk): uneducated, ignorant, backward (lacking knowledge or cultural refinement)
Definitions
- uneducated, ignorant, backward (lacking knowledge or cultural refinement)
Ancestry of “авам”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | عوام | — |
| 2 | Arabic | عوام | plural of عَامَّة |
| 3 | Arabic | عام | year; a period of twelve lunar months; lunar... |
| 4 | Arabic | منفعة | benefit, utility, usefulness |
| 5 | Arabic | نفع | to profit, to benefit; verbal noun of نَفَعَ;... |
| 6 | Arabic | ف | then, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;... |
| 7 | Arabic | نَفِدَ | to run out, to give out |