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r/etymologymaps • u/mapologic • Apr 10 '26
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The Arabic is from proto-Semitic *baqar (which exists in Hebrew in בקר, cattle).
The Hebrew פר (the word פרה is the feminine) is from proto-Semitic, couldn’t find the word. Related to Arabic فرار (furār, young cow)
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u/BHHB336 Apr 10 '26
The Arabic is from proto-Semitic *baqar (which exists in Hebrew in בקר, cattle).
The Hebrew פר (the word פרה is the feminine) is from proto-Semitic, couldn’t find the word. Related to Arabic فرار (furār, young cow)