Where does “صاواش” come from?

صاواش (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Proto-Turkic saba-, from Chichewa ba, from Proto-Bantu -jíba — to steal.

صاواش (Ottoman Turkish): effort, endeavor, a determined or assiduous attempt towards a specific goal

Definitions

  1. effort, endeavor, a determined or assiduous attempt towards a specific goal

Ancestry of “صاواش”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicsaba-to beat, hit, fight
2Chichewabasteal
3Proto-Bantu-jíbato steal

Words derived from “صاواش”

Every word from Proto-Bantu -jíba →Every word from Chichewa ba →Every word from Proto-Turkic saba- →