Where does “civit” come from?

civit (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چیویت, from Proto-Turkic *čüvit.

civit (Romanian): indigo

Definitions

  1. indigo

Ancestry of “civit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچیویتindigo, a purplish-blue dye obtained from certain plants, such as the indigo plant or woad
2Proto-Turkic*čüvit—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *čüvit →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چیویت →