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Where does “vahşi” come from?

vahşi (Turkish) comes from Persian وحشی, from Arabic وَحْشِيّ — wild, uncivilised, cruel.

vahşi (Turkish): turbulent, lawless, wild, truculent, barbarian,...

Definitions

  1. turbulent, lawless, wild, truculent, barbarian,...

Ancestry of “vahşi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianوحشیwild; feral; savage
2Arabicوَحْشِيّwild, uncivilised, cruel
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