Where does “Pârâul Stânei Mari” come from?

Pârâul Stânei Mari (Romanian) comes from Romanian stână, from Old Church Slavonic стѣна, from Proto-Slavic stěna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic staiˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European stoyh₂-neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “Pârâul Stânei Mari”, step by step

Pârâul Stânei Mari traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian stână

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianstânăhut
2Old Church Slavonicстѣнаrock; wall
3Proto-Slavicstěnaconglomeration; lump, block; cliff, rock
4Proto-Balto-Slavicstaiˀnāˀ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstoyh₂-neh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Romanian mare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmarebig, large, great; great, mighty; sea
2Latinmaresea; ablative singular of mās
3Proto-Italicmarisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Romanian pârâu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpârâustream; creek; brook
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stoyh₂-neh₂ →
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