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Where does “лаек” come from?
лаек (Tatar) comes from Persian لایق, from Arabic لَائِق — appropriate; fit.
Ancestry of “лаек”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Persian
لایق
worthy, fit, deserving
2
Arabic
لَائِق
appropriate; fit
Words derived from “лаек”
лайӑх
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