Where does “Cremenescu” come from?

Cremenescu (Romanian) comes 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 “Cremenescu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancremeneflint; quartz
2Bulgarianкремен—
3Proto-Slavickremyflint
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-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 →
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