Where does “hatt-ı şerif” come from?

hatt-ı şerif (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic خَطّ — writing; script; handwriting; written character.

Ancestry of “hatt-ı şerif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخَطّwriting; script; handwriting; written character
Every word from Arabic خَطّ