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Saluki

2 stages from Arabic to English.

Today it means a breed of tall, swift hunting dog with a silky coat, one of the oldest known dog breeds

Where does the word "saluki" come from? It comes from Arabic saluqi, adopted directly into English (1809).

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Stage 1 of 2
saluqi
Arabic · ancient
"of Saluq, a swift hunting dog"
named for Saluq, an ancient city in Arabia associated with the breed
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Stage 2 of 2
saluki
English · 1809
"sighthound breed"
adopted as the name for the ancient sighthound breed
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