Where does “касаба” come from?
касаба (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قصبه, from Arabic قَصَبَة — cane, reed.
касаба (Serbo-Croatian): town; Podunk
Ancestry of “касаба”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قصبه | town, borough |
| 2 | Arabic | قَصَبَة | cane, reed |