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Where does “قرون” come from?

قرون (Malay) comes from Arabic قرن, from Proto-Semitic ḳarn- — horn.

قرون (Malay): century

Definitions

  1. century

Ancestry of “قرون”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقرنhorn; century; to join, to couple, to yoke
2Proto-Semiticḳarn-horn
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