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Where does “аманат” come from?

аманат (Russian) comes from Arabic أَمَانَة, from Arabic أَمُنَ — to be faithful; to be trustworthy.

аманат (Russian): hostage

Definitions

  1. hostage

Ancestry of “аманат”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَمَانَةsurety
2Arabicأَمُنَto be faithful; to be trustworthy
Every word from Arabic أَمُنَ →