Where does “chiriaș” come from?

chiriaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian chirie, from Serbo-Croatian kirija, from Ottoman Turkish كرا, from Arabic كِرَاء — rent; fare, wage; wage.

chiriaș (Romanian): tenant

Definitions

  1. tenant

Ancestry of “chiriaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianchirierent
2Serbo-Croatiankirijarent
3Ottoman Turkishكراrent
4Arabicكِرَاءrent; fare, wage; wage

Words derived from “chiriaș

Every word from Arabic كِرَاء