Where does “Cincșor” come from?
Cincșor (Romanian) comes from Sicilian cincu, from German Schenk, from Middle High German schenke, from Old High German scenco, from Proto-West Germanic skankijō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
Ancestry of “Cincșor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | cincu | five |
| 2 | German | Schenk | cupbearer |
| 3 | Middle High German | schenke | — |
| 4 | Old High German | scenco | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skankijō | drink server; cupbearer |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |