Where does “срацинъ” come from?

срацинъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Ancient Greek Σαρακηνός, from Arabic شَرْقِيِّين — easterners.

срацинъ (Old Church Slavonic): a Saracen

Definitions

  1. a Saracen

Ancestry of “срацинъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣαρακηνόςa desert-dwelling Arabic or para-Arabic nomad of...
2Arabicشَرْقِيِّينeasterners
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