Where does “șăgalnic” come from?

șăgalnic (Romanian) comes 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.

șăgalnic (Romanian): mischievous

Definitions

  1. mischievous

Ancestry of “șăgalnic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianșagăjoke
2Frenchsagasaga
3Old Norsesegjato say, tell, declare
4Proto-Germanicsagjanąto say
5Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷ-h₁-yé-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “șăgalnic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagjaną →