Where does “Brădișteanu” come from?

Brădișteanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Brădești, from Romanian Bradu, from Romanian brad, from Albanian bradh, from Proto-Albanian bardza, from Proto-Indo-European bʰórh₁ǵ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerh₁ǵ- — to shine.

Ancestry of “Brădișteanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianBrădești—
2RomanianBradu—
3Romanianbradfir, "Abies alba"; pine tree; pine wood
4Albanianbradh—
5Proto-Albanianbardzawhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰórh₁ǵ-o-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerh₁ǵ-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerh₁ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰórh₁ǵ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Albanian bardza →
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