Where does “ахбаб” come from?

ахбаб (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish احباب, from Arabic أَحْبَاب, from Arabic حَبِيب — dear; beloved, dear, darling; beloved, sweetheart.

ахбаб (Serbo-Croatian): friend; beloved one

Definitions

  1. friend; beloved one

Ancestry of “ахбаб”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاحباب—
2Arabicأَحْبَاب—
3Arabicحَبِيبdear; beloved, dear, darling; beloved, sweetheart
Every word from Arabic حَبِيب →Every word from Arabic أَحْبَاب →Every word from Ottoman Turkish احباب →