Where does “eraplan” come from?

eraplan (Gagauz) comes from Russian аэропла́н, from English aeroplane, from French aéroplane, from Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ερόπλᾰνος — wandering in air.

Ancestry of “eraplan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianаэропла́нaeroplane, airplane
2EnglishaeroplaneA powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed...
3Frenchaéroplaneaeroplane
4Ancient Greekᾱ̓ερόπλᾰνοςwandering in air
Every word from Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ερόπλᾰνος →Every word from French aéroplane →Every word from English aeroplane →