Where does “лагумџија” come from?

лагумџија (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian лагум, from Ottoman Turkish لغم, from Arabic لَغْم, from Ancient Greek λᾰ́κκος — cavity.

лагумџија (Serbo-Croatian): miner

Definitions

  1. miner

Ancestry of “лагумџија”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianлагумmine; underground tunnel; cellar
2Ottoman Turkishلغمtunnel, gallery, drift, any underground passage or channel cut through the earth or masonry
3Arabicلَغْم—
4Ancient Greekλᾰ́κκοςcavity
Every word from Ancient Greek λᾰ́κκος →Every word from Arabic لَغْم →Every word from Ottoman Turkish لغم →