Where does “заптија” come from?

заптија (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish ضبطیه, from Arabic ضَبْطِيَّة, from Arabic ضَبْط — accuracy, exactness.

заптија (Macedonian): guard

Definitions

  1. guard

Ancestry of “заптија”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishضبطیهpoliceman
2Arabicضَبْطِيَّةpoliceman
3Arabicضَبْطaccuracy, exactness
Every word from Arabic ضَبْط →Every word from Arabic ضَبْطِيَّة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ضبطیه →