Posted by Adam Quinan on August 25, 2009 at 13:37:49 user Adam.
In Reply to: Whence Karabadangbaraka? posted by Tom Napier on August 25, 2009 at 12:43:06:
Baraka is an Arabic word which is used in Islam and so adopted by other related languages and means something like Blessed (Barack Obama's first name is derived from that word and NO I am not claiming that he is Muslim!).
Many Central Asian countries are Muslim or have significant Muslim populations.