Where does “olăcar” come from?

olăcar (Romanian) comes from Romanian olac, from Ottoman Turkish اولاق, from Ottoman Turkish اولق, from Proto-Turkic oluk — hollowed-out tree.

olăcar (Romanian): potter

Definitions

  1. potter

Ancestry of “olăcar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianolacmessenger
2Ottoman Turkishاولاقcourier, messenger, a person who delivers messages
3Ottoman Turkishاولقgutter, conduit, channel, drain
4Proto-Turkicolukhollowed-out tree
Every word from Proto-Turkic oluk →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اولق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اولاق →