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