Where does “дова” come from?
дова (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish دعا, from Arabic دُعَاء, from Arabic دَعَا — to call, call upon God, pray; to call on for...
дова (Serbo-Croatian): prayer
Ancestry of “дова”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | دعا | prayer; blessing; benediction |
| 2 | Arabic | دُعَاء | prayer; invocation, supplication; supplication |
| 3 | Arabic | دَعَا | to call, call upon God, pray; to call on for... |