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Where does “фоҳиша” come from?

фоҳиша (Tajik) comes from Persian فاحشه, from Arabic فَاحِشَة.

фоҳиша (Tajik): prostitute

Definitions

  1. prostitute

Ancestry of “фоҳиша”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianفاحشهprostitute, whore
2Arabicفَاحِشَة—
Every word from Arabic فَاحِشَة →