Where does “Cartal” come from?

Cartal (Romanian) comes from Turkish kartal, from Ottoman Turkish قرتال, from Proto-Kartvelian kart-, from Finnish kärsi, from Proto-Finnic karci — char, that has been burned and charred.

Cartal (Romanian): Renamed as Vulturu

Definitions

  1. Renamed as Vulturu

Ancestry of “Cartal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkartaleagle
2Ottoman Turkishقرتالeagle, any of several birds of prey in the subfamily Aquilinae
3Proto-Kartveliankart-eastern Georgia, Georgians
4FinnishkärsiThird-person singular indicative past form of...
5Proto-Finnickarcichar, that has been burned and charred
Every word from Proto-Finnic karci →Every word from Finnish kärsi →Every word from Proto-Kartvelian kart- →