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Where does “raket” come from?

raket (Turkish) comes from French raquette, from Middle French rachette, from Latin racheta, from Latin rasca, from Arabic رَاحَة — palm of the hand; ease, relief; comfort;...

raket (Turkish): racquet

Definitions

  1. racquet

Ancestry of “raket”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchraquetteracket; snowshoe
2Middle Frenchrachette—
3Latinracheta—
4Latinrasca—
5Arabicرَاحَةpalm of the hand; ease, relief; comfort;...
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