Where does “rakija” come from?

rakija (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Turkish rakı, from Ottoman Turkish راقی, from Arabic عَرَقِيّ, from Arabic عَرَق, from Arabic عرق, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

rakija (Serbo-Croatian): rakija

Definitions

  1. rakija

Ancestry of “rakija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishrakıraki
2Ottoman Turkishراقیliqueur, brandy, raki
3Arabicعَرَقِيّof liquor
4Arabicعَرَقsweat; liquor; sweat; wine; raisin liquor
5Arabicعرقto strip of flesh, to nibble; to be emaciated; to...
6Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
7Arabicرَأَىto see

Words derived from “rakija”

Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic عرق →
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