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