Where does “mamurluk” come from?

mamurluk (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish مخمورلق, from Ottoman Turkish مخمور, from Arabic مَخْمُور, from Arabic خَمْر — wine, liquor.

mamurluk (Serbo-Croatian): hangover

Definitions

  1. hangover

Ancestry of “mamurluk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمخمورلقhangover, veisalgia, the negative effects, such as headache or nausea, caused by an excessive consumption of alcohol
2Ottoman Turkishمخمورlanguid, intoxicated
3Arabicمَخْمُورintoxicated
4Arabicخَمْرwine, liquor
Every word from Arabic خَمْر →Every word from Arabic مَخْمُور →Every word from Ottoman Turkish مخمور →