Where does “фукара” come from?

фукара (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Turkish fukara, from Ottoman Turkish فقرا, from Arabic فُقَرَاء, from Arabic فَقِير — poor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper.

фукара (Serbo-Croatian): the poor and pathetic; the act of fucking; a...

Definitions

  1. the poor and pathetic; the act of fucking; a...

Ancestry of “фукара”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishfukarapoor, pauper; faqir; poor, pitiable
2Ottoman Turkishفقراthe poor
3Arabicفُقَرَاء—
4Arabicفَقِيرpoor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper
Every word from Arabic فَقِير →Every word from Arabic فُقَرَاء →Every word from Ottoman Turkish فقرا →