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Where does “merhaba” come from?

merhaba (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish مرحبا, from Arabic مَرْحَبًا.

merhaba (Turkish): hello, hi

Definitions

  1. hello, hi

Ancestry of “merhaba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمرحباhello
2Arabicمَرْحَبًا—
Every word from Arabic مَرْحَبًا →