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
Ancestry of “лагумџија”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | лагум | mine; underground tunnel; cellar |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | لغم | — |
| 3 | Arabic | لَغْم | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λᾰ́κκος | cavity |