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Where does “haramija” come from?

haramija (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish حرامی, from Arabic حَرَامِيّ.

haramija (Serbo-Croatian): bandit; thief; robber

Definitions

  1. bandit; thief; robber

Ancestry of “haramija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishحرامیbandit; thief; robber
2Arabicحَرَامِيّ—

Words derived from “haramija”

  • haramia
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