Where does “Imamović” come from?

Imamović (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian imam, from Ottoman Turkish امام, from Arabic إمام, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

Ancestry of “Imamović”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianimamimam; first-person singular present of imati
2Ottoman Turkishامامimam
3Arabicإمامleader, example, exemplar, paragon; imam;...
4Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
5Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic إمام →