Where does “calcan” come from?

calcan (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قلقان, from Arabic قلق — to be agitated, disquieted, shaken; to worry; to...

calcan (Romanian): turbot; back outer wall of a building, right on...

Definitions

  1. turbot; back outer wall of a building, right on...

Ancestry of “calcan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقلقانrondache, roundshield, a circular shield made of...
2Arabicقلقto be agitated, disquieted, shaken; to worry; to...
Every word from Arabic قلق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قلقان →