Where does “rachieriță” come from?

rachieriță (Romanian) comes from Romanian rachier, from Romanian rachiu, from Ottoman Turkish راقی, from Arabic عَرَقِيّ, from Arabic عَرَق, from Arabic عرق, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

Ancestry of “rachieriță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianrachierraki maker or seller
2Romanianrachiubrandy; raki
3Ottoman Turkishراقیliqueur, brandy, raki
4Arabicعَرَقِيّof liquor
5Arabicعَرَقsweat; liquor; sweat; wine; raisin liquor
6Arabicعرقto strip of flesh, to nibble; to be emaciated; to...
7Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
8Arabicرَأَىto see
Every word from Arabic رَأَىEvery word from Arabic رEvery word from Arabic عرق