Etymology of the English word giaour
the English word
giaourderived from the Turkish word
giaurderived from the Obsolete English word
gowerderived from the Turkish word
gâvurderived from the Persian word
gabrderived from the Arabic word
kafirderived from the Arabic word
kafrderived from the Aramaic word
kapraDate
The earliest known usage of giaour in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
