Where does “muhafiz” come from?

muhafiz (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish محافظ, from Arabic مُحَافِظ.

muhafiz (Romanian): military commander of a fortress

Definitions

  1. military commander of a fortress

Ancestry of “muhafiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمحافظ—
2Arabicمُحَافِظ—
Every word from Arabic مُحَافِظ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish محافظ →