Where does “târlișoară” come from?

târlișoară (Romanian) comes from Romanian târlă, from Ottoman Turkish تارلا, from Proto-Turkic *tarïglag, from Proto-Turkic *tarï- — to cultivate.

Ancestry of “târlișoară”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantârlăpasture
2Ottoman Turkishتارلاfield of arable land, used to grow crops or to hold farm animals
3Proto-Turkic*tarïglag—
4Proto-Turkic*tarï-to cultivate
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tarï- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *tarïglag →Every word from Ottoman Turkish تارلا →
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