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Where does “Misir” come from?
Misir (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish مصر, from Arabic مِصْر — Egypt.
Ancestry of “Misir”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ottoman Turkish
مصر
maize, corn
2
Arabic
مِصْر
Egypt
Words derived from “Misir”
misirski
misirşünas
misirli
misirşünaslıq
Every word from Arabic مِصْر →
Every word from Ottoman Turkish مصر →