Where does “palmac” come from?

palmac (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish پرمق, from Old Anatolian Turkish برمق, from Turkmen barmak, from Proto-Turkic bar- — to walk, go; to come, reach.

palmac (Romanian): measurement unit, equal to 3.4 cm or one eight of a palmă

Definitions

  1. measurement unit, equal to 3.4 cm or one eight of a palmă

Ancestry of “palmac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپرمقfinger, toe
2Old Anatolian Turkishبرمق—
3Turkmenbarmakfinger
4Proto-Turkicbar-to walk, go; to come, reach
Every word from Proto-Turkic bar- →Every word from Turkmen barmak →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish برمق →