Where does “Focșani” come from?

Focșani (Romanian) comes from Romanian Focșa, from Romanian focă, from French phoque, from Latin phōca, from Ancient Greek φώκη — seal.

Ancestry of “Focșani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianFocșa—
2Romanianfocăseal
3Frenchphoqueseal; sealskin
4Latinphōcaseal (marine animal)
5Ancient Greekφώκηseal

Words derived from “Focșani”

Every word from Ancient Greek φώκη →Every word from Latin phōca →Every word from French phoque →