Where does “fàkīr” come from?

fàkīr (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish فقیر, from Arabic فَقِير — poor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper.

fàkīr (Serbo-Croatian): faqir

Definitions

  1. faqir

Ancestry of “fàkīr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishفقیرpoor, indigent, destitute, in need, with no or few possessions or money
2Arabicفَقِيرpoor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper

Words derived from “fàkīr”

Every word from Arabic فَقِير →Every word from Ottoman Turkish فقیر →