Where does “белај” come from?

белај (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بلا, from Persian بلا, from Arabic بَلَاء — misfortune, calamity; affliction.

белај (Serbo-Croatian): misfortune, calamity, trouble; devil

Definitions

  1. misfortune, calamity, trouble; devil

Ancestry of “белај”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبلاproblem; trouble; disaster
2Persianبلاaffliction
3Arabicبَلَاءmisfortune, calamity; affliction
Every word from Arabic بَلَاء →Every word from Persian بلا →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بلا →
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