Where does “sârmaci” come from?

sârmaci (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish زورناجی, from Ottoman Turkish زورنا, from Persian زرنا, from Persian سرنای — Alternative spelling of سرنا.

sârmaci (Romanian): trumpeter

Definitions

  1. trumpeter

Ancestry of “sârmaci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishزورناجیzurna-player, someone who plays the zurna
2Ottoman Turkishزورناzurna
3PersianزرناAlternative form of سرنای; flute, zurna
4PersianسرنایAlternative spelling of سرنا
Every word from Persian سرنای →Every word from Persian زرنا →Every word from Ottoman Turkish زورنا →
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