Where does “năfrămiță” come from?

năfrămiță (Romanian) comes from Romanian năframă, from Ottoman Turkish محرمه, from Arabic مَحْرَمَة.

năfrămiță (Romanian): small handkerchief

Definitions

  1. small handkerchief

Ancestry of “năfrămiță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannăframăhandkerchief; kerchief
2Ottoman Turkishمحرمه—
3Arabicمَحْرَمَة—
Every word from Arabic مَحْرَمَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish محرمه →Every word from Romanian năframă →