Where does “vizinea” come from?

vizinea (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish وزنه, from Arabic وَزْنَة, from Arabic وَزْن — weight.

vizinea (Romanian): scales for measuring gold

Definitions

  1. scales for measuring gold

Ancestry of “vizinea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishوزنهkind of balance or gauge used for testing coins
2Arabicوَزْنَة—
3Arabicوَزْنweight
Every word from Arabic وَزْن →Every word from Arabic وَزْنَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish وزنه →