Where does “haps” come from?

haps (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish حبس, from Arabic حَبْس — confinement.

haps (Albanian): prison, penitentiary; prisoner

Definitions

  1. prison, penitentiary; prisoner

Ancestry of “haps”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishحبسimprisonment, confinement; prison, jail;...
2Arabicحَبْسconfinement
Every word from Arabic حَبْس →Every word from Ottoman Turkish حبس →