Where does “ഫക്കീർ” come from?

ഫക്കീർ (Malayalam) comes from Arabic فقير, from Arabic فَقِير — poor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper.

ഫക്കീർ (Malayalam): fakir

Definitions

  1. fakir

Ancestry of “ഫക്കീർ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفقيرpoor, poverty-stricken; wretched; in need
2Arabicفَقِيرpoor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper
Every word from Arabic فَقِير →Every word from Arabic فقير →