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Where does “habar” come from?

habar (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish خبر, from Old Anatolian Turkish خبر, from Arabic خَبَر — news, information.

habar (Romanian): idea; news

Definitions

  1. idea; news

Ancestry of “habar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishخبرnews; information; advice
2Old Anatolian Turkishخبر—
3Arabicخَبَرnews, information

Words derived from “habar”

  • nu avea habar
Every word from Arabic خَبَر →