Where does “hach” come from?
hach (Ladino) comes from Turkish haç, from Ottoman Turkish حج, from Arabic حَجّ, from Arabic حَجَّ — to convince with legal arguments; to make the...
hach (Ladino): cross
Ancestry of “hach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | haç | Christian cross |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | حج | hajj, pilgrimage to Mecca |
| 3 | Arabic | حَجّ | pilgrimage |
| 4 | Arabic | حَجَّ | to convince with legal arguments; to make the... |