Where does “Tărcăoanu” come from?

Tărcăoanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Tarcău, from Hungarian Tarkő, from Hungarian tár, from Serbo-Croatian tovar, from Proto-Slavic tovarъ, from Proto-Turkic *tabar — livestock, cattle.

Ancestry of “Tărcăoanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianTarcău
2HungarianTarkőnape, occiput the back part of the neck
3Hungariantárstorehouse, repository; cabinet, collection;...
4Serbo-Croatiantovarcargo; burden; load
5Proto-Slavictovarъloading
6Proto-Turkic*tabarlivestock, cattle
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tabarEvery word from Proto-Slavic tovarъEvery word from Serbo-Croatian tovar
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