Where does “قرص” come from?

قرص (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic قَرَصَ, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

قرص (South Levantine Arabic): to sting, to pinch

Definitions

  1. to sting, to pinch

Ancestry of “قرص”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَرَصَto pinch, to bite, to sting
2Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
3Arabicرَأَىto see
Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic قَرَصَ →