Where does “Cihat” come from?

Cihat (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish جهاد, from Arabic جِهَاد — to strive in the cause of God as a religious...

Ancestry of “Cihat”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ottoman Turkish	جهاد	jihad, holy war, crusade; fight, struggle, battle
2	Arabic	جِهَاد	to strive in the cause of God as a religious...

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