Where does “chibrit” come from?

chibrit (Romanian) comes from Turkish kibrit, from Ottoman Turkish كبریت, from Arabic كِبْرِيت, from Aramaic כִּבְּרִיתָא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒀀𒀭𒀀𒇉.

chibrit (Romanian): match

Definitions

match

Ancestry of “chibrit”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Turkish	kibrit	match
2	Ottoman Turkish	كبریت	—
3	Arabic	كِبْرِيت	sulfur, match
4	Aramaic	כִּבְּרִיתָא	—
5	Akkadian	𒆠𒀀𒀭𒀀𒇉	—

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