Where does “hapsi” come from?

hapsi (Aromanian) comes from Turkish hapis, from Ottoman Turkish حبس, from Arabic حَبْس — confinement.

hapsi (Aromanian): prison

Definitions

  1. prison

Ancestry of “hapsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishhapisprison, jail
2Ottoman Turkishحبسimprisonment, confinement; prison, jail;...
3Arabicحَبْسconfinement
Every word from Arabic حَبْس →Every word from Ottoman Turkish حبس →Every word from Turkish hapis →