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Where does “Odemira” come from?

Odemira (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese Odimira, from Arabic وَادٍ — river; valley, riverbed, ravine.

Ancestry of “Odemira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortugueseOdimira—
2Arabicوَادٍriver; valley, riverbed, ravine
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