Where does “ghiuvergilea” come from?

ghiuvergilea (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish كوهرچله, from Classical Persian گوهرچله, from Persian گوهر, from Middle Persian gwhl, from Old Persian gauθra.

ghiuvergilea (Romanian): saltpetre

Definitions

  1. saltpetre

Ancestry of “ghiuvergilea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكوهرچلهsaltpetre, potassium nitrate, a naturally occurring salt, notably used as an ingredient of gunpowder
2Classical Persianگوهرچله—
3Persianگوهرjewel; gem; pearl
4Middle Persiangwhlsubstance, essence, nature; jewel; stock, lineage
5Old Persiangauθra—
Every word from Old Persian gauθra →Every word from Middle Persian gwhl →Every word from Persian گوهر →