Where does “кирија” come from?
кирија (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish كرا, from Arabic كِرَاء — rent; fare, wage; wage.
кирија (Serbo-Croatian): rent
Ancestry of “кирија”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | كرا | rent |
| 2 | Arabic | كِرَاء | rent; fare, wage; wage |