Where does “matara” come from?

matara (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish مطره, from Arabic مَطَرَة, from Aramaic מַטְרְתָא.

matara (Romanian): water container

Definitions

  1. water container

Ancestry of “matara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمطرهwaterskin, field-flask, a container for water normally made of tanned skin
2Arabicمَطَرَةleather bag
3Aramaicמַטְרְתָא—
Every word from Aramaic מַטְרְתָא →Every word from Arabic مَطَرَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish مطره →