Where does “ćorsokak” come from?
ćorsokak (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian sokak, from Ottoman Turkish سوقاق, from Persian زقاق, from Arabic زُقَاق.
ćorsokak (Serbo-Croatian): blind alley; dead end; cul-de-sac
Definitions
- blind alley; dead end; cul-de-sac
Ancestry of “ćorsokak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | sokak | alley |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | سوقاق | — |
| 3 | Persian | زقاق | street; lane |
| 4 | Arabic | زُقَاق | — |