Where does “Colibași” come from?

Colibași (Romanian) comes from Romanian colibaș, from Romanian colibă, from Ancient Greek καλύβη, from Ancient Greek καλύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “Colibași”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancolibașhutter
2Romaniancolibăhut, shack, hovel, lodge, cabin
3Ancient GreekκαλύβηA hut, a cabin; A bridal bower; A sleeping tent...
4Ancient Greekκαλύπτωto cover; to put over as a covering
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “Colibași”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Ancient Greek καλύπτω →Every word from Ancient Greek καλύβη →