Where does “Bichigeanu” come from?

Bichigeanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Bichigi, from Hungarian békés, from Hungarian béke, from Portuguese beco, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

Ancestry of “Bichigeanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianBichigi
2Hungarianbékéspeaceful
3Hungarianbékepeace
4Portuguesebecoalley
5Latinviāroad, street, path
6Proto-Italic*wiāroad
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā