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Where does “محراب” come from?

محراب (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic مِحْرَاب, from Old South Arabian 𐩣𐩢𐩧𐩨.

Ancestry of “محراب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمِحْرَاب—
2Old South Arabian𐩣𐩢𐩧𐩨—
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