Where does “șoricar” come from?

șoricar (Romanian) comes from Romanian ar, from Romanian ară, from Latin arō, from Proto-Italic araō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

șoricar (Romanian): buzzard; type of hunting dog that catches mice

Definitions

  1. buzzard; type of hunting dog that catches mice

Ancestry of “șoricar”, step by step

șoricar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian ar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianarwould; API; first-person singular present...
2Romanianarăto plough
3Latinarōto plough, till; to cultivate land, farm; to acquire by tillage
4Proto-Italicaraōto plough
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éryetito be ploughing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Romanian șoarece

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianșoarecemouse
2Latinsōricem
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti
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