Where does “Ciocănari” come from?

Ciocănari (Romanian) comes from Romanian ciocănar, from Romanian ciocan, from Ottoman Turkish çekiç, from Old Turkic çekük, from Proto-Turkic *čekük.

Ancestry of “Ciocănari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianciocănarhammerer
2Romanianciocanhammer
3Ottoman Turkishçekiç—
4Old Turkicçekük—
5Proto-Turkic*čekük—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *čekük →Every word from Old Turkic çekük →Every word from Ottoman Turkish çekiç →