Where does “dărăcan” come from?

dărăcan (Romanian) comes from Romanian darac, from Ottoman Turkish طراق, from Old Turkic targak.

dărăcan (Romanian): card (for wool), carding tool, comb

Definitions

  1. card (for wool), carding tool, comb

Ancestry of “dărăcan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandaraccard, ripple, hackle
2Ottoman Turkishطراقcomb, a toothed implement for grooming the hair or for keeping it in place
3Old Turkictargak—
Every word from Old Turkic targak →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طراق →Every word from Romanian darac →