Where does “jagma” come from?

jagma (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish یغما, from Persian یغما, from Proto-Turkic yag- — to rain.

jagma (Serbo-Croatian): plunder, booty; scramble, struggle

Definitions

  1. plunder, booty; scramble, struggle

Ancestry of “jagma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیغما—
2Persianیغماbooty; plunder
3Proto-Turkicyag-to rain
Every word from Proto-Turkic yag- →Every word from Persian یغما →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یغما →