Where does “فقرا” come from?
فقرا (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic فُقَرَاء, from Arabic فَقِير — poor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper.
Ancestry of “فقرا”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | فُقَرَاء | — |
| 2 | Arabic | فَقِير | poor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper |
Words derived from “فقرا”