Where does “Podari” come from?
Podari (English) comes from Romanian Podari, from Romanian podar, from Romanian pod, from Old Church Slavonic подъ, from Proto-Slavic pǫdъ, from Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus — to stretch.
Ancestry of “Podari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Podari | — |
| 2 | Romanian | podar | drawbridge operator |
| 3 | Romanian | pod | bridge; attic |
| 4 | Old Church Slavonic | подъ | under |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | pǫdъ | under, below, beneath (stationary) |
| 6 | Old Norse | pund | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | pundą | pound |
| 8 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |