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Where does “šaban” come from?

šaban (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Arabic شعبان, from Arabic شَعْبَان, from Arabic شَعَبَ — to scatter, to disperse.

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Ancestry of “šaban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشعبان—
2Arabicشَعْبَان—
3Arabicشَعَبَto scatter, to disperse
Every word from Arabic شَعَبَ →