Where does “avet” come from?
avet (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish آفت, from Arabic آفَة — lesion.
avet (Serbo-Croatian): ghost, apparition
Ancestry of “avet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | آفت | calamity; disaster; misfortune |
| 2 | Arabic | آفَة | lesion |