Where does “бакыр” come from?
бакыр (Southern Altai) comes from Arabic فَقِير — poor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper.
бакыр (Southern Altai): poor
Definitions
- poor
Ancestry of “бакыр”, step by step
бакыр traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic فَقِير
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | فَقِير | poor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper |
via Proto-Turkic *bakïr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | *bakïr | copper (metal) |