Where does “zurbalâc” come from?

zurbalâc (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish زوربهلق, from Ottoman Turkish زوربه, from Persian زور, from Parthian zʿwr.

zurbalâc (Romanian): rebellion

Definitions

  1. rebellion

Ancestry of “zurbalâc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishزوربهلقoppression, violence, extortion
2Ottoman Turkishزوربهrebel, rioter, a person who resists an authority
3Persianزورlibation; force, strength, power, might;...
4Parthianzʿwr—
Every word from Parthian zʿwr →Every word from Persian زور →Every word from Ottoman Turkish زوربه →