Where does “šegrt” come from?
šegrt (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish شاگرد, from Persian شاگرد, from Middle Persian hašāgird.
šegrt (Serbo-Croatian): apprentice
Ancestry of “šegrt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | شاگرد | pupil, student; novice, apprentice |
| 2 | Persian | شاگرد | pupil, student, scholar; apprentice, journeyman;... |
| 3 | Middle Persian | hašāgird | — |