Where does “ама” come from?
ама (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish اما, from Arabic أَمَّا — as for, as regards, but.
ама (Serbo-Croatian): but; Used to express impatience.; ugh, blah
Definitions
- but; Used to express impatience.; ugh, blah
Ancestry of “ама”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | اما | — |
| 2 | Arabic | أَمَّا | as for, as regards, but |