Where does “șmechereală” come from?

șmechereală (Romanian) comes from Romanian șmecheri, 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.

șmechereală (Romanian): trick, con, fraud

Definitions

  1. trick, con, fraud

Ancestry of “șmechereală”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianșmecherito dupe, to trick
2Romanianșmechersly, crafty; cool, awesome; An individual who can...
3GermanSchmeckertaster
4EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
5Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
6Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
7Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
8Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēderEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish ایرEvery word from Ottoman Turkish ایر
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