Where does “tespih” come from?
tespih (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish تسبیح, from Arabic تَسْبِيح — praise, hymn.
tespih (Serbo-Croatian): misbaha
Ancestry of “tespih”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | تسبیح | — |
| 2 | Arabic | تَسْبِيح | praise, hymn |