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Where does “năfrămucă” come from?
năfrămucă (Romanian) comes from Romanian năframă, from Ottoman Turkish محرمه, from Arabic مَحْرَمَة.
Ancestry of “năfrămucă”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Romanian
năframă
handkerchief; kerchief
2
Ottoman Turkish
محرمه
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3
Arabic
مَحْرَمَة
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