Where does “surugiaș” come from?

surugiaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian surugiu, from Ottoman Turkish سوریجی, from Ottoman Turkish سورمك, from Old Anatolian Turkish sür-, from Proto-Turkic sǖr- — to vade away; to drive away, banish.

Ancestry of “surugiaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansurugiucoachman
2Ottoman Turkishسوریجیdriver
3Ottoman Turkishسورمكto drive, drive away, banish, advance, sell in...
4Old Anatolian Turkishsür-to drive away, spend time, go ahead, advance; to...
5Proto-Turkicsǖr-to vade away; to drive away, banish
Every word from Proto-Turkic sǖr- →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish sür- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish سورمك →