Where does “târpan” come from?

târpan (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish ترپان, from Greek δρεπάνι, from Ancient Greek δρεπάνιον, from Ancient Greek Δρέπανον, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́νη — suffix for instrument nouns.

târpan (Romanian): scythe

Definitions

  1. scythe

Ancestry of “târpan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishترپان
2Greekδρεπάνιsickle, scythe
3Ancient Greekδρεπάνιονsickle
4Ancient GreekΔρέπανονsickle
5Ancient Greek-ᾰ́νηsuffix for instrument nouns
Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́νηEvery word from Ancient Greek ΔρέπανονEvery word from Ancient Greek δρεπάνιον