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Where does “адет” come from?

адет (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish عادت, from Arabic عَادَة, from Arabic ـِيّ — {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

адет (Serbo-Croatian): custom; habit; tradition

Definitions

  1. custom; habit; tradition

Ancestry of “адет”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishعادتcustom, habit, routine, tradition, rite, ritual;...
2Arabicعَادَةcustom, habit; habit, wont, custom, usage,...
3Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...
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