Where does “tarapangiu” come from?
tarapangiu (Romanian) comes from Romanian tarapana, from Ottoman Turkish ضربخانه, from Arabic ضَرْب, from Persian خانه, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠, from Old Persian *vahanam, from Proto-Iranian *wāhana, from Proto-Iranian Hwah- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.
tarapangiu (Romanian): worker in a mint
Definitions
- worker in a mint
Ancestry of “tarapangiu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | tarapana | mint |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ضربخانه | mint, minting house |
| 3 | Arabic | ضَرْب | to beat, strike |
| 4 | Persian | خانه | house |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠 | house |
| 6 | Old Persian | *vahanam | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | *wāhana | — |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | Hwah- | to dwell, remain |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hwas- | to dwell, inhabit; to stay |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |