Where does “zacuscă” come from?

zacuscă (English) comes from Romanian zacuscă, from Russian заку́ска, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

zacuscă (English): A vegetable spread popular in Romania, made with roasted eggplant, sautéed onions, tomato paste, and roasted red peppers

Definitions

  1. A vegetable spread popular in Romania, made with roasted eggplant, sautéed onions, tomato paste, and roasted red peppers

Ancestry of “zacuscă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianzacuscăsnack, finger food, hors d'oeuvre
2Russianзаку́скаappetizer
3Russian-каnow, just
4Proto-Slavic-ьka—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
6Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Russian -ка →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →