Where does “марамица” come from?

марамица (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ма̀рама, from Ottoman Turkish محرمه, from Arabic مَحْرَمَة.

марамица (Serbo-Croatian): handkerchief; tissue

Definitions

  1. handkerchief; tissue

Ancestry of “марамица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianма̀рамаkerchief
2Ottoman Turkishمحرمه—
3Arabicمَحْرَمَة—
Every word from Arabic مَحْرَمَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish محرمه →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ма̀рама →