Where does “rântaș” come from?

rântaș (Romanian) comes from Hungarian rántás, from Hungarian ránt, from Hungarian ráng, from Hungarian rángatózik.

rântaș (Romanian): roux, usually with onions

Definitions

  1. roux, usually with onions

Ancestry of “rântaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianrántásroux
2Hungarianrántto pull suddenly, yank, tug, hoik, give a pull or tug
3Hungarianrángto jerk, twitch, squirm, writhe
4Hungarianrángatózik—
Every word from Hungarian rángatózik →Every word from Hungarian ráng →Every word from Hungarian ránt →