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Where does “Ceaușu” come from?

Ceaușu (Romanian) comes from Romanian ceauș, from Ottoman Turkish چاوش, from Common Turkic čabïš.

Ancestry of “Ceaușu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianceauș—
2Ottoman Turkishچاوشbeadle, apparitor, usher, pursuivant, messenger,...
3Common Turkicčabïš—

Words derived from “Ceaușu”

  • Ceaușescu
  • טשאַושעסקו
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