Where does “zurbalnic” come from?

zurbalnic (Romanian) comes from Romanian zurbă, from Ottoman Turkish زوربه, from Persian زور, from Parthian zʿwr.

zurbalnic (Romanian): rebel

Definitions

  1. rebel

Ancestry of “zurbalnic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianzurbărevolt
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 →