Where does “Ciocănișteanu” come from?
Ciocănișteanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Ciocănești, from Romanian ciocan, from Ottoman Turkish çekiç, from Old Turkic çekük, from Proto-Turkic *čekük.
Ancestry of “Ciocănișteanu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Ciocănești | — |
| 2 | Romanian | ciocan | hammer |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | çekiç | — |
| 4 | Old Turkic | çekük | — |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | *čekük | — |