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Where does “arak” come from?

arak (Malay) comes from Classical Malay ارق, from Arabic عَرَق, from Arabic عرق, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

arak (Malay): beer; An alcoholic beverage usually made from...

Definitions

  1. beer; An alcoholic beverage usually made from...

Ancestry of “arak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayارق—
2Arabicعَرَقsweat; liquor; sweat; wine; raisin liquor
3Arabicعرقto strip of flesh, to nibble; to be emaciated; to...
4Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
5Arabicرَأَىto see

Words derived from “arak”

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