Where does “شرق” come from?

شرق (Moroccan Arabic) comes from Arabic شَرْق, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

شرق (Moroccan Arabic): east

Definitions

  1. east

Ancestry of “شرق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَرْقeast
2Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
3Arabicرَأَىto see
Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic شَرْق →