Where does “călăci” come from?

călăci (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قلج, from Proto-Turkic *kïlï̄č — sword.

călăci (Romanian): sword

Definitions

  1. sword

Ancestry of “călăci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقلجsword, especially a broad one
2Proto-Turkic*kïlï̄čsword
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kïlï̄č →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قلج →