Where does “dž” come from?

dž (Slovene) comes from Serbo-Croatian dž, from Serbo-Croatian džabe, from Ottoman Turkish جبا, from Ottoman Turkish جابا, from Arabic جَبَى — to levy.

dž (Slovene): The name of the [[Appendix:Latin script / dž.}}

Definitions

  1. The name of the [[Appendix:Latin script / dž.}}

Ancestry of “dž”, step by step

dž traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian dž

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandžfor free; very cheap
2Serbo-Croatiandžabefree, for free, gratis; cheap, inexpensive,...
3Ottoman Turkishجبا—
4Ottoman Turkishجاباgratis, free of charge, for nothing
5Arabicجَبَىto levy

via Slovene dež

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenedežrain
2Proto-Slavicdъždžьrain
3Proto-Indo-Europeandus-dyu-bad sky
Every word from Arabic جَبَى →Every word from Ottoman Turkish جابا →Every word from Ottoman Turkish جبا →