Where does “ѓаурка” come from?
ѓаурка (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian ѓаур, from Ottoman Turkish كاور, from Persian گاور, from Persian گبر, from Aramaic 𐡂𐡁𐡓𐡀, from Proto-Semitic gabr- — man; strong man, hero.
ѓаурка (Macedonian): female non-Muslim
Ancestry of “ѓаурка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Macedonian | ѓаур | non-Muslim, kafir |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | كاور | non-Muslim; infidel, kafir, giaour |
| 3 | Persian | گاور | Alternative form of گبر |
| 4 | Persian | گبر | hauberk; Zoroastrian; kafir, infidel |
| 5 | Aramaic | 𐡂𐡁𐡓𐡀 | man, husband |
| 6 | Proto-Semitic | gabr- | man; strong man, hero |