Where does “cartilaj” come from?

cartilaj (Romanian) comes from French cartilage, from Spanish cartílago, from Portuguese cartílagem, from Latin cartilāgō, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

cartilaj (Romanian): cartilage

Definitions

  1. cartilage

Ancestry of “cartilaj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcartilagecartilage
2Spanishcartílagocartilage
3Portuguesecartílagemcartilage
4LatincartilāgōCartilage, gristle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
6Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert- →Every word from Latin cartilāgō →