Where does “ба̀кар” come from?
ба̀кар (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish باقر, from Arabic باقر, from Arabic ق, from Nabataean 𐢏, from Phoenician 𐤒 — qoph; qop.
Ancestry of “ба̀кар”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | باقر | copper |
| 2 | Arabic | باقر | opener, gate |
| 3 | Arabic | ق | second-person masculine singular active... |
| 4 | Nabataean | 𐢏 | — |
| 5 | Phoenician | 𐤒 | qoph; qop |