Where does “droșcar” come from?

droșcar (Romanian) comes from Romanian droșcă, from Russian дро́жки, from Russian дро́ги, from Russian дрога́ — centre pole of a carriage.

droșcar (Romanian): Hansom cab driver

Definitions

  1. Hansom cab driver

Ancestry of “droșcar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandroșcădroshky
2Russianдро́жкиdroshky open horse-drawn carriage, especially in Russia
3Russianдро́гиwagon, hearse
4Russianдрога́centre pole of a carriage
Every word from Russian дрога́ →Every word from Russian дро́ги →Every word from Russian дро́жки →