Romanian words from Russian
7 Romanian words with Russian in their history, whether borrowed directly or passed on through other languages.
birou
It is borrowed from French bureau, partly also borrowed from Russian бюро́ (bjuró). MDA2 names both sources. The French word is from Old French burel, a diminutive of the name of a coarse cloth…
ceai
It is borrowed from Russian чай (čaj, “tea”), as DELR, MDA2, DEX, Tiktin and Scriban give it. Ciorănescu names Ottoman Turkish چای (çay) as the source, after Roesler and Șăineanu, and notes that the…
inspector
It is borrowed from Russian инспектор (inspektor) according to DEX 2009 and the DA, which compare Latin inspector and French inspecteur. MDA2, Marcu and Maneca and Marcu give Latin and French as the…
poliție
It is borrowed from Russian полиция (policija), according to DEX; the other dictionaries name several sources together, MDA2 and the DLR give Latin polītīa, German Polizei, Russian and French…
prinț
It is borrowed from German Prinz, borrowed from French prince: these are the two sources Ciorănescu, DEX and the neologism dictionaries name. Tiktin gives German alone; the DLR and MDA2 add borrowed…
rachetă
1. The word for the rocket is borrowed from German Rakete and Italian racchetta, as Tiktin, DLR and MDA2 give it; DLR and MDA2 also give it as borrowed from Russian ракета (raketa), which DEX names…
secție
It is borrowed from Russian секция (sekcija) and also borrowed from French section: DEX, the DILF and Marcu & Maneca put Russian first, MDA2 and the DLR give French, Latin and Russian, and Tiktin…