Where does “zapt” come from?

zapt (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish ضبط, from Arabic ضَبْط — accuracy, exactness.

zapt (Serbo-Croatian): discipline

Definitions

  1. discipline

Ancestry of “zapt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishضبطseizure
2Arabicضَبْطaccuracy, exactness
Every word from Arabic ضَبْط →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ضبط →