caravan

The story

1. Old Persian · derived from𐎣𐎠𐎼“people, subjects”
2. Middle Persian · derived fromkʾlwʾn'
3. Persian · derived fromکاروان
4. Old French · derived fromcarvane
5. Middle French · derived fromcaravane
6. English todaycaravan

From Middle French caravane, from Old French carvane, from Persian کاروان (kârvân), from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn' (kārawān), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼 (k-a-r, “people, subjects”). The word was used to designate a group of people who were travelling by camel or horse on the Silk Road. Doublet of Kairouan.

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