Where does “sahan” come from?

sahan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish صحن, from Arabic صَحْن.

sahan (Serbo-Croatian): plate; dish

Definitions

  1. plate; dish

Ancestry of “sahan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصحنdish, plate, any vessel for holding food, especially a round and shallow one, with a knobbed cover
2Arabicصَحْن—
Every word from Arabic صَحْن →Every word from Ottoman Turkish صحن →
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