Where does “tergiman” come from?

tergiman (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish ترجمان, from Arabic تُرْجُمَان, from Classical Syriac ܬܪܓܡܢܐ, from Akkadian targumannum — interpreter, dragoman.

tergiman (Romanian): interpreter

Definitions

  1. interpreter

Ancestry of “tergiman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishترجمان—
2Arabicتُرْجُمَانtranslator, interpreter
3Classical Syriacܬܪܓܡܢܐtranslator
4Akkadiantargumannuminterpreter, dragoman
Every word from Akkadian targumannum →Every word from Classical Syriac ܬܪܓܡܢܐ →Every word from Arabic تُرْجُمَان →