Where does “Poiana Lacului” come from?
Poiana Lacului (English) comes from Romanian Poiana Lacului, from Romanian lác, from Latin lacus, from New Latin lacrimalis, from Latin lācrima, from Old Latin dacrima, from Proto-Italic *d(r)(k)akrunā, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru- — eye bitter.
Ancestry of “Poiana Lacului”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Poiana Lacului | — |
| 2 | Romanian | lác | lake |
| 3 | Latin | lacus | a lake, pond, basin; reservoir; a tank, tub, vat,... |
| 4 | New Latin | lacrimalis | — |
| 5 | Latin | lācrima | a tear drop of liquid from crying |
| 6 | Old Latin | dacrima | tear |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *d(r)(k)akrunā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru- | tears; tear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- | eye bitter |