Where does “chibritelniță” come from?

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

chibritelniță (Romanian): matchstick holder

Definitions

  1. matchstick holder

Ancestry of “chibritelniță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianchibritmatch
2Turkishkibritmatch
3Ottoman Turkishكبریتsulfur, a chemical element with an atomic number of 16
4Arabicكِبْرِيتsulfur, match
5Aramaicכִּבְּרִיתָא—
6Akkadian𒆠𒀀𒀭𒀀𒇉—
Every word from Akkadian 𒆠𒀀𒀭𒀀𒇉 →Every word from Aramaic כִּבְּרִיתָא →Every word from Arabic كِبْرِيت →