Where does “tamachiar” come from?

tamachiar (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish طمعكار, from Persian کار, from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

tamachiar (Romanian): stingy

Definitions

  1. stingy

Ancestry of “tamachiar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطمعكار—
2Persianکارwork; deed; occupation, job
3Old Persian𐎣𐎠𐎼the people, subjects; army
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →