Where does “مقوا” come from?

مقوا (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish مقوی, from Arabic مُقَوًّى.

مقوا (Ottoman Turkish): pasteboard, cardboard

Definitions

  1. pasteboard, cardboard

Ancestry of “مقوا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمقویreinforced, bolstered
2Arabicمُقَوًّى—
Every word from Arabic مُقَوًّى →Every word from Ottoman Turkish مقوی →