Where does “čaršija” come from?

čaršija (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چارشی, from Persian چارسو, from Persian سو, from Middle Persian swk' — side, direction; burn, burning; burning,...

čaršija (Serbo-Croatian): business district, downtown; people

Definitions

  1. business district, downtown; people

Ancestry of “čaršija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچارشی—
2Persianچارسو—
3Persianسوdirection, side
4Middle Persianswk'side, direction; burn, burning; burning,...
Every word from Middle Persian swk' →Every word from Persian سو →Every word from Persian چارسو →