Where does “райя” come from?

райя (Russian) comes from Ottoman Turkish رعایا, from Arabic رَعَايَا, from Arabic رَعِيَّة — subject; herd, flock; citizens, flock.

райя (Russian): rayah, the non-Muslim population in the Ottoman...

Definitions

  1. rayah, the non-Muslim population in the Ottoman...

Ancestry of “райя”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishرعایا
2Arabicرَعَايَا
3Arabicرَعِيَّةsubject; herd, flock; citizens, flock
Every word from Arabic رَعِيَّةEvery word from Arabic رَعَايَاEvery word from Ottoman Turkish رعایا