Where does “șmecherie” come from?

șmecherie (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.

șmecherie (Romanian): trick, ruse, artifice; trick; con, trickery,...

Definitions

  1. trick, ruse, artifice; trick; con, trickery,...

Ancestry of “șmecherie”, step by step

șmecherie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian șmecher

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

via Romanian ie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianietraditional Romanian embroidered blouse; the...
2GermanJaa yes
3Middle High Germanja
4Old High German
5Proto-West Germanicyes; thus, so
6Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
7Proto-Indo-Europeanalready
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēderEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish ایرEvery word from Ottoman Turkish ایر