http://doktor-bolzen.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] doktor-bolzen.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] mamlas 2012-06-20 09:57 am (UTC)

"брокгауз" слово "арап" приравнивает к слову "негр", или "чернокожий". возможно, замешан "араб".
однако "арап", по другим версиям - "плут", "пройдоха". так что тут могут быть замешаны, например, цыгане.
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