Where does “Mălinescu” come from?

Mălinescu (Romanian) comes from Romanian mălin, from Romanian mălină, from Bulgarian малина, from Proto-Slavic malina, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂l- — black.

Ancestry of “Mălinescu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmălinhagberry tree
2Romanianmălinăhagberry
3Bulgarianмалинаraspberry; raspberry bush, raspberry-cane
4Proto-Slavicmalinaraspberry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂l-black
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Slavic malina →Every word from Bulgarian малина →
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