Where does “căvălaș” come from?

căvălaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian caval, from Ottoman Turkish قوال, from Arabic قَوَّال.

Ancestry of “căvălaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancavalflute
2Ottoman Turkishقوالa type of woodwind instrument
3Arabicقَوَّال—
Every word from Arabic قَوَّال →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قوال →Every word from Romanian caval →
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