Where does “răstălmăci” come from?

răstălmăci (Romanian) comes from Romanian tălmăci, from Old Church Slavonic тлъмачити, from Proto-Slavic tъlmačiti, from Proto-Turkic tilmaç — interpreter, translator.

răstălmăci (Romanian): to distort

Definitions

  1. to distort

Ancestry of “răstălmăci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantălmăcito translate
2Old Church Slavonicтлъмачити—
3Proto-Slavictъlmačitito interpret, to translate
4Proto-Turkictilmaçinterpreter, translator

Words derived from “răstălmăci”

Every word from Proto-Turkic tilmaç →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъlmačiti →Every word from Old Church Slavonic тлъмачити →