Where does “ceambur” come from?

ceambur (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چاپول, from Ottoman Turkish چاپمق, from Scythian čap-.

ceambur (Romanian): group of Tatar marauders sent to plunder

Definitions

  1. group of Tatar marauders sent to plunder

Ancestry of “ceambur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچاپولpillage, plunder, sack, raid, loot, foray, any instance of spoliation
2Ottoman Turkishچاپمقto run, trot, canter, gallop
3Scythiančap-—
Every word from Scythian čap- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چاپمق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چاپول →