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Where does “ماوی” come from?

ماوی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic مَاوِيّ, from Arabic مَاء — water.

ماوی (Ottoman Turkish): blue

Definitions

  1. blue

Ancestry of “ماوی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَاوِيّwatery
2Arabicمَاءwater

Words derived from “ماوی”

  • mavì
  • μαβής
  • μαβί
  • mavi
  • մավի
  • mavi
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