Where does “Fălcușa” come from?

Fălcușa (Romanian) comes from Romanian falcă, from Romanian fălci, from Latin falx, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.

Ancestry of “Fălcușa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfalcăjaw
2Romanianfălci—
3Latinfalxsickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- →Every word from Latin falx →Every word from Romanian fălci →