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Where does “џип” come from?

џип (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English Jeep, from English GP, from English general-purpose — for general purposes; all-purpose.

џип (Serbo-Croatian): jeep

Definitions

  1. jeep

Ancestry of “џип”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJeepA vehicle suitable for rough terrain
2EnglishGPInitialism of gold piece; Initialism of general...
3Englishgeneral-purposefor general purposes; all-purpose
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