Where does “gherghir” come from?

gherghir (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish كاركیر, from Persian کارگیر, from Middle Armenian քարուկիր, from Old Armenian ու-, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷu-.

gherghir (Romanian): cellar

Definitions

  1. cellar

Ancestry of “gherghir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكاركیرbuilt or made of masonry, stone, or brick
2Persianکارگیرa solid structure of stone
3Middle Armenianքարուկիրwall, made of stones cemented with lime
4Old Armenianու-—
5Proto-Indo-European-kʷu-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷu- →Every word from Old Armenian ու- →Every word from Middle Armenian քարուկիր →