Where does “zaptija” come from?

zaptija (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish ضبطیه, from Arabic ضَبْطِيَّة, from Arabic ضَبْط — accuracy, exactness.

zaptija (Serbo-Croatian): guard, policeman

Definitions

  1. guard, policeman

Ancestry of “zaptija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishضبطیهpoliceman
2Arabicضَبْطِيَّةpoliceman
3Arabicضَبْطaccuracy, exactness
Every word from Arabic ضَبْط →Every word from Arabic ضَبْطِيَّة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ضبطیه →