Where does “Pastramagiu” come from?

Pastramagiu (Romanian) comes from Romanian pastramă, from Turkish pastırma, from Ottoman Turkish باصدرمه — the act of pressing.

Pastramagiu (Romanian): pastrami maker or seller

Definitions

  1. pastrami maker or seller

Ancestry of “Pastramagiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpastramăpastrama
2Turkishpastırmapastirma
3Ottoman Turkishباصدرمهthe act of pressing
Every word from Ottoman Turkish باصدرمه →Every word from Turkish pastırma →Every word from Romanian pastramă →