Etymology of the English word fakir
the English word
fakirderived from the Arabic word
faqirderived from the Arabic word
fakirDate
The earliest known usage of fakir in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
fakir, French
fakir, German
Fakir, Italian
fachiro, Lithuanian
fakyras, Norwegian
fakir, Russian
факиp, Swedish
fakirUsage
Word found in Modern English
