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
- widely, broadly
Ancestry of “široko”, step by step
široko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian scirocco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | scirocco | sirocco |
| 2 | Arabic | شرق | east; Orient; verbal noun of شَرِقَ |
| 3 | Arabic | ر | second-person masculine singular active... |
| 4 | Arabic | رَأَى | to see |
via Proto-Slavic širokъ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | širokъ | wide |