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Where does “یاقوت” come from?

یاقوت (Persian) comes from Arabic يَاقُوت, from Ancient Greek Ῠ̔ᾰ́κινθος.

یاقوت (Persian): ruby

Definitions

  1. ruby

Ancestry of “یاقوت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيَاقُوت—
2Ancient GreekῨ̔ᾰ́κινθος—

Words derived from “یاقوت”

  • याक़ूत
  • یاقوت
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