Where does “chiorâș” come from?

chiorâș (Romanian) comes from Romanian chior, from Ottoman Turkish كور, from Persian کور, from Middle Persian kwl.

chiorâș (Romanian): askance

Definitions

  1. askance

Ancestry of “chiorâș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianchiorblind in one eye; short-sighted
2Ottoman Turkishكورblind
3Persianکورblind
4Middle Persiankwl—
Every word from Middle Persian kwl →Every word from Persian کور →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كور →