Where does “tălmăciar” come from?

tălmăciar (Romanian) comes from Romanian tălmăci, from Old Church Slavonic тлъмачити, from Proto-Slavic tъlmačiti, from Proto-Turkic tilmaç — interpreter, translator.

tălmăciar (Romanian): translator

Definitions

  1. translator

Ancestry of “tălmăciar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantălmăcito translate
2Old Church Slavonicтлъмачити—
3Proto-Slavictъlmačitito interpret, to translate
4Proto-Turkictilmaçinterpreter, translator
Every word from Proto-Turkic tilmaç →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъlmačiti →Every word from Old Church Slavonic тлъмачити →