Where does “dova” come from?

dova (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish دعا, from Arabic دُعَاء, from Arabic دَعَا — to call, call upon God, pray; to call on for...

dova (Serbo-Croatian): prayer

Definitions

  1. prayer

Ancestry of “dova”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدعاprayer; blessing; benediction
2Arabicدُعَاءprayer; invocation, supplication; supplication
3Arabicدَعَاto call, call upon God, pray; to call on for...
Every word from Arabic دَعَا →Every word from Arabic دُعَاء →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دعا →