Where does “arăboaică” come from?

arăboaică (Romanian) comes from Romanian arab, from French arabe, from Latin Arabs, from Ancient Greek Ἄραψ, from Arabic عَرَب, from Arabic عَرَبَ — to flow sharply.

Ancestry of “arăboaică”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianarabArab, Arabic; Arab
2FrencharabeArabic; Arabic language
3LatinArabsan Arab; Arabian
4Ancient GreekἌραψArab; Arabian
5ArabicعَرَبArabs; Arab
6Arabicعَرَبَto flow sharply
Every word from Arabic عَرَبَEvery word from Arabic عَرَبEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἄραψ
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