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Where does “civii” come from?

civii (Aromanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چیوی, from Proto-Turkic čib — nail.

civii (Aromanian): nail

Definitions

  1. nail

Ancestry of “civii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچیویpin, peg, wedge, bolt, gib, nail
2Proto-Turkicčibnail
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