Where does “šimšir” come from?
šimšir (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish شمشیر, from Persian شمشیر, from Middle Persian šmšyl.
šimšir (Serbo-Croatian): box
Ancestry of “šimšir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | شمشیر | sword, sabre; alternative form of چمشیر |
| 2 | Persian | شمشیر | sword, scimitar, shamshir |
| 3 | Middle Persian | šmšyl | — |