Where does “orizuru” come from?

orizuru (Japanese) comes from Romanian ori-, from Romanian ori, from Romanian oare — well; really.

Ancestry of “orizuru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianori-prefixed to question words, meaning "any"
2Romanianorior; either
3Romanianoarewell; really
Every word from Romanian oare →Every word from Romanian ori →Every word from Romanian ori- →