Where does “sărăcan” come from?

sărăcan (Romanian) comes from Romanian sărac, from Bulgarian сирак, from Bulgarian -ак.

sărăcan (Romanian): pauper

Definitions

  1. pauper

Ancestry of “sărăcan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansăracpoor; a poor person
2Bulgarianсиракorphan
3Bulgarian-ак—
Every word from Bulgarian -ак →Every word from Bulgarian сирак →Every word from Romanian sărac →