Where does “căzmăluță” come from?

căzmăluță (Romanian) comes from Romanian cazma, from Ottoman Turkish قازمه, from Ottoman Turkish قازمق, from Proto-Turkic kaŕ- — to dig, scrape, plane; to dig out.

căzmăluță (Romanian): small spade

Definitions

  1. small spade

Ancestry of “căzmăluță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancazmaspade
2Ottoman Turkishقازمهdug, delved, trenched, excavated, whose material has been removed by hands, claws, or equipment
3Ottoman Turkishقازمقto dig, to grave
4Proto-Turkickaŕ-to dig, scrape, plane; to dig out
Every word from Proto-Turkic kaŕ- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قازمق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قازمه →