Where does “арап” come from?

арап (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic арапъ, from Turkic unknown, from Persian پلنگ — panther; leopard.

арап (Russian): Negro

Definitions

  1. Negro

Ancestry of “арап”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicарапъ—
2Turkicunknown—
3Persianپلنگpanther; leopard

Words derived from “арап”

Every word from Persian پلنگ →Every word from Turkic unknown →Every word from Old East Slavic арапъ →