Where does “cătrăni” come from?

cătrăni (Romanian) comes from Romanian catran, from Ottoman Turkish katran, from Arabic قَطْرَان — tar.

cătrăni (Romanian): to tar

Definitions

  1. to tar

Ancestry of “cătrăni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancatrantar; type of tar
2Ottoman Turkishkatran
3Arabicقَطْرَانtar

Words derived from “cătrăni

Every word from Arabic قَطْرَانEvery word from Ottoman Turkish katranEvery word from Romanian catran
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