Where does “cărvăsărie” come from?
cărvăsărie (Romanian) comes from Romanian carvasara, from Ottoman Turkish karvanseray, from Persian کاروانسرای, from Persian کاروان, from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn', from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
cărvăsărie (Romanian): customs office
Definitions
- customs office
Ancestry of “cărvăsărie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | carvasara | customs office |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | karvanseray | — |
| 3 | Persian | کاروانسرای | caravanserai |
| 4 | Persian | کاروان | caravan; convoy |
| 5 | Middle Persian | kʾlwʾn' | military column; caravan |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎣𐎠𐎼 | the people, subjects; army |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |