Where does “macagiu” come from?

macagiu (Romanian) comes from Romanian macaz, from Ottoman Turkish مقاص, from Arabic مِقَصّ.

macagiu (Romanian): switchman, pointsman

Definitions

  1. switchman, pointsman

Ancestry of “macagiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmacazrailroad switch
2Ottoman Turkishمقاص—
3Arabicمِقَصّ—
Every word from Arabic مِقَصّ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish مقاص →Every word from Romanian macaz →