Where does “sedefni” come from?
sedefni (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian sèdef, from Ottoman Turkish صدف, from Arabic صَدَف.
sedefni (Serbo-Croatian): nacrous, pearly
Ancestry of “sedefni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | sèdef | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | صدف | — |
| 3 | Arabic | صَدَف | — |