Where does “cravașare” come from?
cravașare (Romanian) comes from Romanian cravașa, from French cravacher, from French cravache, from German Karbatsche, from Polish karbacz, from Ottoman Turkish قرباچ — whip, lash.
cravașare (Romanian): whipping
Definitions
- whipping
Ancestry of “cravașare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | cravașa | to quirt, whip hit with a quirt or whip |
| 2 | French | cravacher | to quirt, whip; to pull one's socks up, knuckle... |
| 3 | French | cravache | quirt, riding crop; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | German | Karbatsche | a kind of plaited whip or lash |
| 5 | Polish | karbacz | — |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | قرباچ | whip, lash |