Where does “Amărășteanu” come from?

Amărășteanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Amărăști, from Romanian Amaru, from Romanian amar, from Latin amārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.

Ancestry of “Amărășteanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianAmărăști
2RomanianAmaru
3Romanianamarbitter, rancid; bitter, rude
4Latinamārusbitter (taste)
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mósEvery word from Latin amārus
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