Where does “calfă” come from?

calfă (Romanian) comes from Turkish kalfa, from Ottoman Turkish قلفه, from Arabic خَلِيفَة — vicar, successor; caliph.

calfă (Romanian): journeyman

Definitions

  1. journeyman

Ancestry of “calfă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkalfajourneyman
2Ottoman Turkishقلفه—
3Arabicخَلِيفَةvicar, successor; caliph

Words derived from “calfă”

Every word from Arabic خَلِيفَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قلفه →Every word from Turkish kalfa →