Where does “ракија” come from?

ракија (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish راقی, from Arabic عَرَقِيّ, from Arabic عَرَق, from Arabic عرق, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

ракија (Macedonian): rakija

Definitions

rakija

Ancestry of “ракија”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ottoman Turkish	راقی	liqueur, brandy, raki
2	Arabic	عَرَقِيّ	of liquor
3	Arabic	عَرَق	sweat; liquor; sweat; wine; raisin liquor
4	Arabic	عرق	to strip of flesh, to nibble; to be emaciated; to...
5	Arabic	ر	second-person masculine singular active...
6	Arabic	رَأَى	to see

Words derived from “ракија”

ракивче
ракиица
ракииче
ракиичка
ракииште
ракијка

Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic عرق →