Where does “dikat” come from?
dikat (Ladino) comes from Turkish dikkat, from Ottoman Turkish دقت, from Arabic دِقَّة.
dikat (Ladino): care
Ancestry of “dikat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | dikkat | attention; care; caution |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | دقت | — |
| 3 | Arabic | دِقَّة | — |