Where does “џ” come from?

џ (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian џабе, from Ottoman Turkish جبا, from Ottoman Turkish جابا, from Arabic جَبَى — to levy.

џ (Serbo-Croatian): for free; very cheap

Definitions

  1. for free; very cheap

Ancestry of “џ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianџабеfree, for free, gratis; cheap, inexpensive,...
2Ottoman Turkishجبا—
3Ottoman Turkishجاباgratis, free of charge, for nothing
4Arabicجَبَىto levy
Every word from Arabic جَبَى →Every word from Ottoman Turkish جابا →Every word from Ottoman Turkish جبا →