Where does “Gropșorean” come from?
Gropșorean (Romanian) comes from Romanian Gropșoara, from Romanian gropușoară, from Romanian groapă, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- — to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...
Ancestry of “Gropșorean”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Gropșoara | — |
| 2 | Romanian | gropușoară | small hole |
| 3 | Romanian | groapă | hole (in the ground), pit, grave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrebʰ- | to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to... |