Where does “Boteșteanu” come from?

Boteșteanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Botești, from Romanian botă, from Hungarian bot, from Proto-Slavic bъtъ.

Ancestry of “Boteșteanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianBotești
2Romanianbotăclub, cudgel
3Hungarianbotstick; staff
4Proto-Slavicbъtъ
Every word from Proto-Slavic bъtъEvery word from Hungarian botEvery word from Romanian botă