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Where does “Mısır” come from?
Mısır (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish مصر, from Arabic مِصْر — Egypt.
Mısır
(Turkish): Egypt
Definitions
Egypt
Ancestry of “Mısır”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ottoman Turkish
مصر
maize, corn
2
Arabic
مِصْر
Egypt
Words derived from “Mısır”
مصر
Mısırlı
mısırboğday
মিচৰ
ꠝꠤꠡꠞ
Every word from Arabic مِصْر →
Every word from Ottoman Turkish مصر →
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