Where does “ašik” come from?
ašik (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish عاشق, from Arabic عَاشِق, from Arabic عَشِقَ — to love.
ašik (Serbo-Croatian): suitor, gallant; lover; flirting, suiting
Definitions
- suitor, gallant; lover; flirting, suiting
Ancestry of “ašik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | عاشق | — |
| 2 | Arabic | عَاشِق | admirer, lover; lover |
| 3 | Arabic | عَشِقَ | to love |
Words derived from “ašik”