Where does “şər-böhtan” come from?

şər-böhtan (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani şər, from Arabic شَرْع, from Arabic ـِيّ — {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

şər-böhtan (Azerbaijani): slander, calumny, defamation

Definitions

  1. slander, calumny, defamation

Ancestry of “şər-böhtan”, step by step

şər-böhtan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani şər

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanişərevil
2Arabicشَرْع
3Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

via Azerbaijani böhtan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniböhtanslander
2Arabicبُهْتَان
Every word from Arabic ـِيّEvery word from Arabic شَرْعEvery word from Azerbaijani şər