Where does “chimieș” come from?

chimieș (Romanian) comes from Hungarian kőműves, from Hungarian kő, from Proto-Uralic kiwe — rock, stone.

chimieș (Romanian): bricklayer, mason

Definitions

  1. bricklayer, mason

Ancestry of “chimieș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankőművesbricklayer, mason
2Hungarianstone; Alternative form of kell
3Proto-Uralickiwerock, stone
Every word from Proto-Uralic kiweEvery word from Hungarian Every word from Hungarian kőműves
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