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Where does “паша” come from?

паша (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish پاشا, from Persian پادشاه — king, Padishah; monarch; sovereign.

паша (Serbo-Croatian): pasha

Definitions

  1. pasha

Ancestry of “паша”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپاشاpasha
2Persianپادشاهking, Padishah; monarch; sovereign
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