Where does “gherghef” come from?

gherghef (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish گركف, from Persian کارگاه, from Persian ـگاه, from Persian گاه, from Sanskrit घास, from Sanskrit घस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas-.

gherghef (Romanian): tambour, embroidery hoop

Definitions

  1. tambour, embroidery hoop

Ancestry of “gherghef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishگركف—
2Persianکارگاهworkshop
3Persianـگاهa suffix forming words of location
4Persianگاهtime; place; throne
5Sanskritघासfood; meadow or pasture grass
6Sanskritघस्to eat, devour
7Proto-Indo-Iranian*gʰas-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas- →Every word from Sanskrit घस् →Every word from Sanskrit घास →