Where does “Pândaru” come from?
Pândaru (Romanian) comes from Romanian pândar, from Old Church Slavonic пѫдарь, from Proto-Slavic pǫditi, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pond-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
Ancestry of “Pândaru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | pândar | watchman |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | пѫдарь | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pǫditi | to chase |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pond-éye-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |