Where does “zapcilâc” come from?

zapcilâc (Romanian) comes from Romanian zapciu, from Ottoman Turkish ضبطیه, from Arabic ضَبْطِيَّة, from Arabic ضَبْط — accuracy, exactness.

zapcilâc (Romanian): tax collecting

Definitions

  1. tax collecting

Ancestry of “zapcilâc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianzapciutax collector
2Ottoman Turkishضبطیهpoliceman
3Arabicضَبْطِيَّةpoliceman
4Arabicضَبْطaccuracy, exactness
Every word from Arabic ضَبْط →Every word from Arabic ضَبْطِيَّة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ضبطیه →