Where does “fukara” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “fukara”, step by step

fukara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish فقرا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishفقراthe poor
2Arabicفُقَرَاء
3Arabicفَقِيرpoor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper

via Serbo-Croatian fȕkati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianfȕkatito fuck
Every word from Arabic فَقِيرEvery word from Arabic فُقَرَاءEvery word from Ottoman Turkish فقرا