Where does “alak” come from?
alak (Tausug) comes from Malay arak, from Classical Malay ارق, from Arabic عَرَق, from Arabic عرق, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.
alak (Tausug): alcoholic beverage; liquor; wine
Definitions
- alcoholic beverage; liquor; wine
Ancestry of “alak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | arak | beer; An alcoholic beverage usually made from... |
| 2 | Classical Malay | ارق | — |
| 3 | Arabic | عَرَق | sweat; liquor; sweat; wine; raisin liquor |
| 4 | Arabic | عرق | to strip of flesh, to nibble; to be emaciated; to... |
| 5 | Arabic | ر | second-person masculine singular active... |
| 6 | Arabic | رَأَى | to see |