Where does “sazan” come from?

sazan (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish سازان, from Proto-Turkic *siāŕgan.

sazan (Romanian): carp (Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae)

Definitions

  1. carp (Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae)

Ancestry of “sazan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishسازانcommon carp (Cyprinus carpio)
2Proto-Turkic*siāŕgan
Every word from Proto-Turkic *siāŕganEvery word from Ottoman Turkish سازان