Where does “Bengești-Ciocadia” come from?

Bengești-Ciocadia (Romanian) comes from Romanian Bengești, from Romanian benga, from Romani beng, from Sanskrit व्यङ्ग, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

Ancestry of “Bengești-Ciocadia”, step by step

Bengești-Ciocadia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian Bengești

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianBengești—
2Romanianbengathe devil
3Romanibengdevil
4Sanskritव्यङ्गspeckled, deformed
5Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

via Romanian Ciocadia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianCiocadia—
2HungarianCsokad—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Sanskrit वि- →Every word from Sanskrit व्यङ्ग →