Arak

In neighboring and Middle Eastern countries, the drink is known by other names – Araka, Araki, Ariki, which obviously have a common basis. Residents of Iraq believe that this drink was first made in this country and then spread to other regions. Others say that “vodka” got its name from razaki, the grape used to make the drink. Both theories are acceptable. But there is another theory — that arak (arak) in Arabic means “sweating” and araki (araki) means “one who sweats.”