Where does “tărcat” come from?

tărcat (Romanian) comes from Hungarian tarka, from Hungarian tár, from Serbo-Croatian tovar, from Proto-Slavic tovarъ, from Proto-Turkic *tabar — livestock, cattle.

tărcat (Romanian): spotted, variegated

Definitions

  1. spotted, variegated

Ancestry of “tărcat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantarkavariegated
2Hungariantárstorehouse, repository; cabinet, collection;...
3Serbo-Croatiantovarcargo; burden; load
4Proto-Slavictovarъloading
5Proto-Turkic*tabarlivestock, cattle
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tabar →Every word from Proto-Slavic tovarъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian tovar →