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Where does “сачма” come from?

сачма (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish صاچمه, from Ottoman Turkish صاچمق, from Proto-Turkic *sač-.

Ancestry of “сачма”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصاچمهbuckshot
2Ottoman Turkishصاچمقto scatter, sprinkle
3Proto-Turkic*sač-—

Words derived from “сачма”

  • сачмара
  • сачмарица
Every word from Proto-Turkic *sač- →