Where does “шехер” come from?

шехер (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish شهر, from Persian شهر, from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 — land, country; city.

шехер (Serbo-Croatian): city; town; borough

Definitions

  1. city; town; borough

Ancestry of “шехер”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشهرcity; town; borough
2Persianشهرland, country; city, town
3Middle Persian𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩land, country; city
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 →Every word from Persian شهر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish شهر →