Where does “бећаруша” come from?

бећаруша (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian бећар, from Ottoman Turkish بكار, from Arabic بِكْر — virgin; firstborn.

бећаруша (Serbo-Croatian): bachelorette; spinster

Definitions

  1. bachelorette; spinster

Ancestry of “бећаруша”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбећарbachelor; an unmarried man
2Ottoman Turkishبكارcelibate, unmarried, single, unwed, having no wife
3Arabicبِكْرvirgin; firstborn
Every word from Arabic بِكْر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بكار →Every word from Serbo-Croatian бећар →