Where does “șmecheraș” come from?

șmecheraș (Romanian) comes from Romanian șmecher, from German Schmecker, from English ER, from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.

șmecheraș (Romanian): slicker

Definitions

  1. slicker

Ancestry of “șmecheraș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianșmechersly, crafty; cool, awesome; An individual who can...
2GermanSchmeckertaster
3EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
4Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
5Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
6Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
7Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēderEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish ایرEvery word from Ottoman Turkish ایر