Where does “široko” come from?

široko (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian scirocco, from Arabic شرق, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

široko (Serbo-Croatian): widely, broadly

Definitions

  1. widely, broadly

Ancestry of “široko”, step by step

široko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian scirocco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansciroccosirocco
2Arabicشرقeast; Orient; verbal noun of شَرِقَ
3Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
4Arabicرَأَىto see

via Proto-Slavic širokъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicširokъwide
Every word from Arabic رَأَىEvery word from Arabic رEvery word from Arabic شرق