Where does “macaz” come from?

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

macaz (Romanian): railroad switch

Definitions

  1. railroad switch

Ancestry of “macaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمقاص—
2Arabicمِقَصّ—

Words derived from “macaz”

Every word from Arabic مِقَصّ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish مقاص →