Where does “cergă” come from?
cergă (Romanian) comes from Turkish cerga, from Ottoman Turkish چرگه, from Persian خرگه — tent.
cergă (Romanian): blanket, bed cover, counterpane; a canvas...
Definitions
- blanket, bed cover, counterpane; a canvas...
Ancestry of “cergă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | cerga | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چرگه | hut, shack, small tent, tabernacle, primitively... |
| 3 | Persian | خرگه | tent |