Where does “șiretlic” come from?

șiretlic (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish شرتلك, from Ottoman Turkish ـلك, from Proto-Turkic *-lik — noun suffix; -ness.

șiretlic (Romanian): trick

Definitions

  1. trick

Ancestry of “șiretlic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشرتلكdeceit, cunning
2Ottoman Turkishـلكness
3Proto-Turkic*-liknoun suffix; -ness
Every word from Proto-Turkic *-lik →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـلك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish شرتلك →