Where does “cecmegea” come from?

cecmegea (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چكمجه, from Turkish çekmek, from Ottoman Turkish چكمك, from Proto-Turkic *ček- — to line through.

cecmegea (Romanian): money drawer at a shop counter

Definitions

  1. money drawer at a shop counter

Ancestry of “cecmegea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچكمجهany implement pulled up
2Turkishçekmekto pull; to draw, haul, drag, tug; to attract,...
3Ottoman Turkishچكمكto pull, drag, draw, attract, imbibe, absorb,...
4Proto-Turkic*ček-to line through
Every word from Proto-Turkic *ček- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چكمك →Every word from Turkish çekmek →