Where does “cevap” come from?
cevap (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish جواب, from Arabic جَوَاب — answer, reply.
cevap (Turkish): response, reply, answer
Ancestry of “cevap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | جواب | answer, reply |
| 2 | Arabic | جَوَاب | answer, reply |