Where does “اراک” come from?

اراک (Persian) comes from Persian عراق, from Arabic عِراق, from Arabic الْعِرَاق — Iraq.

اراک (Persian): toothbrush tree (Salvadora persica)

Definitions

  1. toothbrush tree (Salvadora persica)

Ancestry of “اراک”, step by step

اراک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian عراق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianعراق—
2Arabicعِراق—
3ArabicالْعِرَاقIraq

via Arabic أَرَاك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَرَاك—

Words derived from “اراک”

Every word from Arabic الْعِرَاق →Every word from Arabic عِراق →Every word from Persian عراق →
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