Where does “Bercuț” come from?
Bercuț (Romanian) comes from Romanian Bercu, from Romanian berc, from Proto-Austronesian beRek, from English barrack, from French baraqué, from Spanish barraca, from Catalan barraca, from Catalan barra — to pierce; to strike; brown.
Ancestry of “Bercuț”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Bercu | — |
| 2 | Romanian | berc | grove |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | beRek | — |
| 4 | English | barrack | A building for soldiers, especially within a... |
| 5 | French | baraqué | buff, yoked, beefy; past participle of baraquer |
| 6 | Spanish | barraca | barrack; tent, hut; storage shed |
| 7 | Catalan | barraca | hut, tent; storage shed; market stall |
| 8 | Catalan | barra | bar; loaf; jawbone, mandible |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | barra | barrier |
| 10 | Frankish | bara | bar, beam, barrier, fence |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | barō | beam, bar, barrier |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |