Where does “acaroj” come from?

acaroj (Albanian) comes from Albanian acar, from Proto-Albanian atsara, from Philippine Spanish achara, from Malay acar, from Classical Malay اچر, from Urdu اچار, from Persian آچار, from Azerbaijani açar — to open.

acaroj (Albanian): I aggravate; I tighten; I am in need

Definitions

  1. I aggravate; I tighten; I am in need

Ancestry of “acaroj”, step by step

acaroj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian acar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianacarbitter cold; period of frost, coldness; bitter,...
2Proto-Albanianatsarasharp
3Philippine Spanishachara
4MalayacarA pickle or achar
5Classical Malayاچر
6Urduاچارpickle
7Persianآچارpickle, marinade; spanner
8Azerbaijaniaçarkey
9Proto-Turkicač-to open

via Albanian oj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianojI
2Proto-Slavicojethill, shaft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyHsos
Every word from Proto-Turkic ač-Every word from Azerbaijani açarEvery word from Persian آچار