Where does “Caraș-Severin” come from?
Caraș-Severin (English) comes from Romanian Caraș-Severin, from Romanian Caraș, from Russian карась, from Proto-Slavic karasь — crucian carp; any fish of the genus Carassius.
Ancestry of “Caraș-Severin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Caraș-Severin | — |
| 2 | Romanian | Caraș | crucian carp (Carassius carassius) |
| 3 | Russian | карась | crucian carp (Carassius carassius) |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | karasь | crucian carp; any fish of the genus Carassius |