Where does “tuciuriu” come from?

tuciuriu (Romanian) comes from Romanian tuci, from Old Turkic tuç, from Late Middle Chinese 銅, from Old Chinese 銅.

tuciuriu (Romanian): swarthy

Definitions

  1. swarthy

Ancestry of “tuciuriu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantucicauldron
2Old Turkictuç—
3Late Middle Chinese銅—
4Old Chinese銅—
Every word from Old Chinese 銅 →Every word from Late Middle Chinese 銅 →Every word from Old Turkic tuç →