Where does “tăbăceală” come from?
tăbăceală (Romanian) comes from Romanian tăbăci, from Romanian tabac, from French tabac, from Spanish tabaco, from Ottoman Turkish طباق, from Arabic طَبَق, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k', from Proto-Iranian tāpaka- — to be warm, be hot.
tăbăceală (Romanian): tanning
Definitions
- tanning
Ancestry of “tăbăceală”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | tăbăci | to tan |
| 2 | Romanian | tabac | tobacco; tanner |
| 3 | French | tabac | tobacco; leaves of certain varieties of the plant... |
| 4 | Spanish | tabaco | tobacco |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | طباق | dish, plate, any vessel for holding food, especially a round and shallow one, with a knobbed cover |
| 6 | Arabic | طَبَق | plate |
| 7 | Middle Persian | tʾp̄k' | frying pan |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | tāpaka- | heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place... |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | tap- | to warm up, heat; flat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |