Where does “Hondrilă” come from?

Hondrilă (Romanian) comes from Romanian Hondru, from Greek χόνδρος, from Ancient Greek χόνδρος, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ‑ — bar, beam.

Ancestry of “Hondrilă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianHondru
2Greekχόνδροςcartilage, gristle, cartilaginous skeletal...
3Ancient GreekχόνδροςA small rounded mass: lump; grain, groat, corn,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrendʰ‑bar, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ‑Every word from Ancient Greek χόνδροςEvery word from Greek χόνδρος