Where does “ašikovati” come from?
ašikovati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ašik, from Ottoman Turkish عاشق, from Arabic عَاشِق, from Arabic عَشِقَ — to love.
ašikovati (Serbo-Croatian): to flirt; to romance; to woo
Definitions
- to flirt; to romance; to woo
Ancestry of “ašikovati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ašik | suitor, gallant; lover; flirting, suiting |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | عاشق | — |
| 3 | Arabic | عَاشِق | admirer, lover; lover |
| 4 | Arabic | عَشِقَ | to love |