Where does “مسواک” come from?
مسواک (Persian) comes from Arabic مِسْوَاك, from Arabic سواك, from Persian سواک — a teeth cleaning twig made from the arak tree.
مسواک (Persian): toothbrush; miswak
Ancestry of “مسواک”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | مِسْوَاك | — |
| 2 | Arabic | سواك | — |
| 3 | Persian | سواک | a teeth cleaning twig made from the arak tree |