Where does “Cremeneanu” come from?

Cremeneanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Cremenea, from Romanian cremene, from Bulgarian кремен, from Proto-Slavic kremy, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “Cremeneanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianCremenea—
2Romaniancremeneflint; quartz
3Bulgarianкремен—
4Proto-Slavickremyflint
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kremy →