Where does “băcănime” come from?

băcănime (Romanian) comes from Romanian băcan, from Ottoman Turkish bakkal, from Arabic بَقَّال — greengrocer.

băcănime (Romanian): grocerdom

Definitions

  1. grocerdom

Ancestry of “băcănime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbăcangrocer
2Ottoman Turkishbakkal—
3Arabicبَقَّالgreengrocer
Every word from Arabic بَقَّال →Every word from Ottoman Turkish bakkal →Every word from Romanian băcan →