Where does “rakı” come from?

rakı (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish راقی, from Arabic عَرَقِيّ, from Arabic عَرَق, from Arabic عرق, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

rakı (Turkish): raki

Definitions

  1. raki

Ancestry of “rakı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishراقیliqueur, brandy, raki
2Arabicعَرَقِيّof liquor
3Arabicعَرَقsweat; liquor; sweat; wine; raisin liquor
4Arabicعرقto strip of flesh, to nibble; to be emaciated; to...
5Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
6Arabicرَأَىto see

Words derived from “rakı”

Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic عرق →