Where does “haps” come from?
haps (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish حبس, from Arabic حَبْس — confinement.
haps (Albanian): prison, penitentiary; prisoner
Definitions
- prison, penitentiary; prisoner
Ancestry of “haps”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | حبس | imprisonment, confinement; prison, jail;... |
| 2 | Arabic | حَبْس | confinement |