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

  1. blind alley; dead end; cul-de-sac

Ancestry of “ćorsokak”, step by step

ćorsokak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian sokak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansokakalley
2Ottoman Turkishسوقاقstreet, road, lane, alley
3Persianزقاقstreet; lane
4Arabicزُقَاق—

via Serbo-Croatian ćȍr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianćȍrblind (in both eyes)
Every word from Arabic زُقَاق →Every word from Persian زقاق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish سوقاق →