Where does “șăgălnicie” come from?

șăgălnicie (Romanian) comes from Romanian șăgalnic, from Romanian șagă, from French saga, from Old Norse segja, from Proto-Germanic sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

șăgălnicie (Romanian): joking attitude

Definitions

  1. joking attitude

Ancestry of “șăgălnicie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianșăgalnicmischievous
2Romanianșagăjoke
3Frenchsagasaga
4Old Norsesegjato say, tell, declare
5Proto-Germanicsagjanąto say
6Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷ-h₁-yé-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagjaną →
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