Where does “nazâr” come from?

nazâr (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish ناظر, from Arabic نَاظِر.

nazâr (Romanian): minister, governor, administrator

Definitions

  1. minister, governor, administrator

Ancestry of “nazâr”, step by step

nazâr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish ناظر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishناظرminister
2Arabicنَاظِر—

via Ottoman Turkish نظر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishنظرlook
2Arabicنَظَرeyesight; outlook
Every word from Arabic نَاظِر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ناظر →