Where does “dulapciu” come from?
dulapciu (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish طولابجی, from Ottoman Turkish طولاب, from Persian دولاب, from Persian دو, from Italian do, from Italian doni, from Italian dono, from Latin dōnum.
dulapciu (Romanian): cunning person
Definitions
- cunning person
Ancestry of “dulapciu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | طولابجی | maker of cupboards or turnstiles |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | طولاب | thing which turns round, such as a water wheel or a treadmill |
| 3 | Persian | دولاب | cupboard; closet; water wheel; draw-well |
| 4 | Persian | دو | two; doogh, a carbonated or non-carbonated... |
| 5 | Italian | do | first-person singular indicative present of dare;... |
| 6 | Italian | doni | plural of dono; second-person singular present... |
| 7 | Italian | dono | gift; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 8 | Latin | dōnum | gift, present |
| 9 | Turkish | dönmek | to turn; to return; to rotate |
| 10 | Ottoman Turkish | دونمك | to turn around; to turn |
| 11 | Old Turkic | ton- | — |
| 12 | English | Hyun | — |
| 13 | Korean | 현 | 現: current; present; 絃: string |
| 14 | Chinese | 玄 | — |