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Where does “šeher” come from?

šeher (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish شهر, from Persian شهر, from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 — land, country; city.

šeher (Serbo-Croatian): city; town; borough

Definitions

  1. city; town; borough

Ancestry of “šeher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشهرcity; town; borough
2Persianشهرland, country; city, town
3Middle Persian𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩land, country; city
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