Where does “шамија” come from?

шамија (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish شامه — birthmark, mole, freckle.

шамија (Serbo-Croatian): scarf; headscarf

Definitions

  1. scarf; headscarf

Ancestry of “шамија”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشامهbirthmark, mole, freckle
Every word from Ottoman Turkish شامه