Where does “арабский” come from?
арабский (Russian) comes from Russian ара́б, from French arabe, from Latin Arabs, from Ancient Greek Ἄραψ, from Arabic عَرَب, from Arabic عَرَبَ — to flow sharply.
арабский (Russian): Arabic
Ancestry of “арабский”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | ара́б | — |
| 2 | French | arabe | Arabic; Arabic language |
| 3 | Latin | Arabs | an Arab; Arabian |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἄραψ | Arab; Arabian |
| 5 | Arabic | عَرَب | Arabs; Arab |
| 6 | Arabic | عَرَبَ | to flow sharply |
Words derived from “арабский”