Where does “Crucișor” come from?

Crucișor (Romanian) comes from Romanian cruce, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Crucișor (Romanian): common lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis)

Definitions

  1. common lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis)

Ancestry of “Crucișor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancrucecross
2Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
3Proto-Italic*kruks—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
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