Where does “Pârâul Urșilor” come from?

Pârâul Urșilor (Romanian) comes from Romanian urs, from Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orsos.

Ancestry of “Pârâul Urșilor”, step by step

Pârâul Urșilor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian urs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianursbear
2Latinursusa bear
3Proto-Italic*orsos

via Romanian pârâu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpârâustream; creek; brook
Every word from Proto-Italic *orsos