Where does “basmangiu” come from?

basmangiu (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish باصمه‌جی, from Ottoman Turkish باصمه, from Ottoman Turkish باصمق, from Proto-Turkic bas- — to press.

basmangiu (Romanian): kerchief maker or seller

Definitions

  1. kerchief maker or seller

Ancestry of “basmangiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishباصمه‌جیtypographer, printer, one who makes prints or the operator of a printing press
2Ottoman Turkishباصمه—
3Ottoman Turkishباصمقto hit; appear
4Proto-Turkicbas-to press
Every word from Proto-Turkic bas- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish باصمق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish باصمه →