Where does “роспија” come from?
роспија (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish روسپی, from Persian روسپی, from Middle Persian lwspyk' — whore.
роспија (Serbo-Croatian): prostitute; hooker; harlot
Definitions
- prostitute; hooker; harlot
Ancestry of “роспија”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | روسپی | prostitute, harlot, hooker, whore |
| 2 | Persian | روسپی | prostitute, harlot, whore, courtesan |
| 3 | Middle Persian | lwspyk' | whore |