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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | rachier | raki maker or seller |
| 2 | Romanian | rachiu | brandy; raki |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | راقی | liqueur, brandy, raki |
| 4 | Arabic | عَرَقِيّ | of liquor |
| 5 | Arabic | عَرَق | sweat; liquor; sweat; wine; raisin liquor |
| 6 | Arabic | عرق | to strip of flesh, to nibble; to be emaciated; to... |
| 7 | Arabic | ر | second-person masculine singular active... |
| 8 | Arabic | رَأَى | to see |