Where does “uhapsiti” come from?

uhapsiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Turkish hapis, from Ottoman Turkish حبس, from Arabic حَبْس — confinement.

uhapsiti (Serbo-Croatian): to arrest

Definitions

  1. to arrest

Ancestry of “uhapsiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishhapisprison, jail
2Ottoman Turkishحبسimprisonment, confinement; prison, jail;...
3Arabicحَبْسconfinement
Every word from Arabic حَبْس →Every word from Ottoman Turkish حبس →Every word from Turkish hapis →