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Where does “факин” come from?

факин (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian facchino, from Sicilian facchinu, from Arabic فَقِيه — theologian, jurisconsult, {{l|en|faqih}}; expert...

факин (Serbo-Croatian): scamp, rascal

Definitions

  1. scamp, rascal

Ancestry of “факин”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfacchinoporter; roughness, indelicacy, or triviality; the...
2Sicilianfacchinujurist called upon to settle disputes related to...
3Arabicفَقِيهtheologian, jurisconsult, {{l|en|faqih}}; expert...
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