Where does “mehtupciu” come from?

mehtupciu (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish مكتوبجی, from Arabic مَكْتُوب — message, note, letter.

mehtupciu (Romanian): clerk in a princely court

Definitions

  1. clerk in a princely court

Ancestry of “mehtupciu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمكتوبجی—
2Arabicمَكْتُوبmessage, note, letter
Every word from Arabic مَكْتُوب →Every word from Ottoman Turkish مكتوبجی →
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