Where does “gurnjescu” come from?

gurnjescu (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian -escu, from Latin -iscus, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

gurnjescu (Aromanian): to rummage, search

Definitions

  1. to rummage, search

Ancestry of “gurnjescu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aromanian-escu-ish, -esque; Used with a stem to form the...
2Latin-iscus-ish
3Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
4Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
5Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -iskaz →Every word from Latin -iscus →