Where does “арапъ” come from?

арапъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Turkic unknown, from Persian پلنگ — panther; leopard.

Ancestry of “арапъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkicunknown—
2Persianپلنگpanther; leopard

Words derived from “арапъ”

Every word from Persian پلنگ →Every word from Turkic unknown →