Where does “fakir” come from?

fakir (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish فقیر, from Arabic فَقِير — poor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper.

fakir (Turkish): fakir; poor, pauper

Definitions

  1. fakir; poor, pauper

Ancestry of “fakir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishفقیرpoor, indigent, destitute, in need, with no or few possessions or money
2Arabicفَقِيرpoor man, pauper; poor, wretched; pauper
Every word from Arabic فَقِير →Every word from Ottoman Turkish فقیر →