Where does “madrac” come from?

madrac (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Matratze, from Middle High German materaz, from Old French materas, from Italian materasso, from Arabic مَطْرَح, from Arabic طَرَحَ — reject, deduct; to throw.

madrac (Serbo-Croatian): mattress

Definitions

  1. mattress

Ancestry of “madrac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMatratzemattress; a promiscuous woman; whore; slut
2Middle High Germanmateraz—
3Old FrenchmaterasAlternative form of matras
4Italianmaterassomattress
5Arabicمَطْرَحcarpet, place where something is thrown; place...
6Arabicطَرَحَreject, deduct; to throw
Every word from Arabic طَرَحَ →Every word from Arabic مَطْرَح →Every word from Italian materasso →