Where does “хапсити” come from?

хапсити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ха̏пс, from Ottoman Turkish حبس, from Arabic حَبْس — confinement.

хапсити (Serbo-Croatian): to arrest

Definitions

  1. to arrest

Ancestry of “хапсити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianха̏псprison, confinement, situation of arrest
2Ottoman Turkishحبسimprisonment, confinement; prison, jail;...
3Arabicحَبْسconfinement

Words derived from “хапсити”

Every word from Arabic حَبْس →Every word from Ottoman Turkish حبس →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ха̏пс →