Where does “hašiš” come from?
hašiš (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish حشیش, from Arabic حَشِيش — dry herb, hay, hemp; hay, dried herb; hashish.
hašiš (Serbo-Croatian): hashish
Ancestry of “hašiš”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | حشیش | — |
| 2 | Arabic | حَشِيش | dry herb, hay, hemp; hay, dried herb; hashish |