Where does “Almașu Mare” come from?

Almașu Mare (English) comes from Romanian Almașu Mare, from Romanian mare, from Latin mare, from Proto-Italic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “Almașu Mare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianAlmașu Mare—
2Romanianmarebig, large, great; great, mighty; sea
3Latinmaresea; ablative singular of mās
4Proto-Italicmarisea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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