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Where does “باراک” come from?
باراک (Persian) comes from English Barack, from Hungarian barack — peach, apricot.
Ancestry of “باراک”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
English
Barack
A pun on the first name of United States President Barack Obama and back, often used in the phrase "we're so Barack" ("we're so back"). Formed antonymically to "it's Joever" ("it's over")
2
Hungarian
barack
peach, apricot
Every word from Hungarian barack →
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