Where does “tejgheluță” come from?
tejgheluță (Romanian) comes from Romanian tejghea, from Ottoman Turkish تزگاه, from Persian دستگاه, from Persian دست, from Middle Persian 𐭩𐭣𐭤, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎿𐎫, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to- — hand; take, give in exchange.
Ancestry of “tejgheluță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | tejghea | counter |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | تزگاه | Alternative form of دستگاه |
| 3 | Persian | دستگاه | machine; machinery; apparatus |
| 4 | Persian | دست | hand; arm |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭩𐭣𐭤 | hand |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐎿𐎫 | hand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰástas | hand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰés-to- | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰes- | hand; take, give in exchange |