Where does “хабер” come from?

хабер (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish خبر, from Old Anatolian Turkish خبر, from Arabic خَبَر — news, information.

хабер (Serbo-Croatian): news information; message; sensation, feeling

Definitions

  1. news information; message; sensation, feeling

Ancestry of “хабер”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishخبرnews; information; advice
2Old Anatolian Turkishخبر—
3Arabicخَبَرnews, information
Every word from Arabic خَبَر →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish خبر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish خبر →