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Where does “fevkalade” come from?

fevkalade (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish فوق العاده, from Arabic فَوْق — location that is above.

fevkalade (Turkish): extraordinary; shiny!

Definitions

  1. extraordinary; shiny!

Ancestry of “fevkalade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishفوق العاده—
2Arabicفَوْقlocation that is above
Every word from Arabic فَوْق →