Where does “Bobulescu” come from?

Bobulescu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Bobu, from Romanian bob, from Serbo-Croatian bȍb, from English Bob, from Middle English bobben — to strike, to shake; to strike, beat, shake, jog.

Ancestry of “Bobulescu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianBobu—
2RomanianbobA type of bean, field bean, horse bean, broad...
3Serbo-Croatianbȍbbroad bean
4EnglishBobA generic male person
5Middle Englishbobbento strike, to shake; to strike, beat, shake, jog
Every word from Middle English bobben →Every word from English Bob →Every word from Serbo-Croatian bȍb →