Where does “Мисир” come from?
Мисир (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish مصر, from Arabic مِصْر — Egypt.
Ancestry of “Мисир”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | مصر | maize, corn |
| 2 | Arabic | مِصْر | Egypt |
Words derived from “Мисир”