Where does “curugiu” come from?

curugiu (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قوریجی, from Ottoman Turkish قوری, from Hungarian korig, from Hungarian kör, from French Cœur, from Middle French cœur, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem — heart.

curugiu (Romanian): an Ottoman veteran

Definitions

  1. an Ottoman veteran

Ancestry of “curugiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقوریجیranger, forest ranger, a keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region, generally of wilderness, to protect the area
2Ottoman Turkishقوریgrove, enclosed meadow, reserved forest
3Hungariankorigterminative singular of kor
4Hungariankörcircle; circle, ring, company; round, lap
5FrenchCœurheart
6Middle FrenchcœurAlternative form of coeur
7Old Frenchcuerheart
8Vulgar Latin*corem
9Latincorheart; soul, mind
10Proto-Italickordheart
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗrEvery word from Proto-Italic kordEvery word from Latin cor