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Where does “خنجر” come from?

خنجر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian خنجر, from Arabic خَنْجَر — dagger.

خنجر (Ottoman Turkish): dagger, khanjar

Definitions

  1. dagger, khanjar

Ancestry of “خنجر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخنجرdagger, khanjar
2Arabicخَنْجَرdagger

Words derived from “خنجر”

  • handzsár
  • hançer
Every word from Arabic خَنْجَر →