Where does “hapsiti” come from?

hapsiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian hȁps, from Ottoman Turkish حبس, from Arabic حَبْس — confinement.

hapsiti (Serbo-Croatian): to arrest

Definitions

  1. to arrest

Ancestry of “hapsiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianhȁpsprison, confinement, situation of arrest
2Ottoman Turkishحبسimprisonment, confinement; prison, jail;...
3Arabicحَبْسconfinement
Every word from Arabic حَبْس →Every word from Ottoman Turkish حبس →Every word from Serbo-Croatian hȁps →