Where does “duvan” come from?

duvan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish دخان, from Arabic دُخَان — smoke.

duvan (Serbo-Croatian): tobacco; a cigarette

Definitions

  1. tobacco; a cigarette

Ancestry of “duvan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدخانtobacco; smoke
2Arabicدُخَانsmoke
Every word from Arabic دُخَان →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دخان →