Where does “maramica” come from?

maramica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian marama, from Ottoman Turkish محرمه, from Arabic مَحْرَمَة.

maramica (Serbo-Croatian): handkerchief; tissue

Definitions

  1. handkerchief; tissue

Ancestry of “maramica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmaramakerchief
2Ottoman Turkishمحرمه—
3Arabicمَحْرَمَة—
Every word from Arabic مَحْرَمَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish محرمه →Every word from Serbo-Croatian marama →