Where does “warqad” come from?

warqad (Somali) comes from Arabic وَرَقَة, from Proto-Semitic waraḳ- — green, greenish; yellow; leaf.

warqad (Somali): paper

Definitions

  1. paper

Ancestry of “warqad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَرَقَة—
2Proto-Semiticwaraḳ-green, greenish; yellow; leaf
Every word from Proto-Semitic waraḳ- →Every word from Arabic وَرَقَة →