Where does “Botoșani” come from?
Botoșani (Romanian) comes from Romanian Botoș, from Romanian bot, from English bot, from English bottom, from Middle English botme, from Old English botm, from Proto-Germanic butmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.
Ancestry of “Botoșani”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Botoș | — |
| 2 | Romanian | bot | snout, mouth; mouth; bump |
| 3 | English | bot | The larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of... |
| 4 | English | bottom | The lowest part of anything; Character,... |
| 5 | Middle English | botme | The lowest section of something; the bottom,... |
| 6 | Old English | botm | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | butmaz | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |