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Where does “ćevap” come from?

ćevap (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish كباب, from Arabic كَبَاب — roast meat, kebab; fried meat.

ćevap (Serbo-Croatian): cevapi

Definitions

  1. cevapi

Ancestry of “ćevap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكباب—
2Arabicكَبَابroast meat, kebab; fried meat

Words derived from “ćevap”

  • cevapi
Every word from Arabic كَبَاب →