Where does “ciomăgaș” come from?

ciomăgaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian ciomag, from Ottoman Turkish چوماق, from Proto-Turkic *čokmak.

ciomăgaș (Romanian): small bludgeon

Definitions

  1. small bludgeon

Ancestry of “ciomăgaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianciomagbat, bludgeon, cosh, club, big stick; a blow or...
2Ottoman Turkishچوماقlong stick, staff, rod, bat, cudgel, club
3Proto-Turkic*čokmak—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *čokmak →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چوماق →Every word from Romanian ciomag →