Where does “cafadar” come from?

cafadar (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قفادار, from Ottoman Turkish ـدار, from Classical Persian ـدار.

cafadar (Romanian): friend, comrade

Definitions

  1. friend, comrade

Ancestry of “cafadar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقفادارa close and like-minded friend
2Ottoman Turkishـدارhaving, possessing, holding
3Classical Persianـدار—
Every word from Classical Persian ـدار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـدار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قفادار →