Where does “zimberec” come from?

zimberec (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish زنبرك, from Persian زنبورک, from Persian زنبور, from Arabic زُنْبُور, from Aramaic זבּור — hornet.

zimberec (Romanian): clockspring

Definitions

  1. clockspring

Ancestry of “zimberec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishزنبركkind of crossbow to throw heavy bolts
2Persianزنبورکlittle wasp; crossbow; a kind of little cannon,...
3Persianزنبورhornet; wasp; bee
4Arabicزُنْبُورhornet
5Aramaicזבּורhornet
Every word from Aramaic זבּור →Every word from Arabic زُنْبُور →Every word from Persian زنبور →