Where does “Porcișteanu” come from?
Porcișteanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Porcești, from Aromanian porcu, from Romanian porc, from Latin porcus, from Proto-Italic porkos, from Proto-Indo-European pórḱos, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “Porcișteanu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Porcești | Renamed to Moldoveni in 1964 |
| 2 | Aromanian | porcu | pig |
| 3 | Romanian | porc | pig (mammal of genus Sus), hog, swine |
| 4 | Latin | porcus | a piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; Short for... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | porkos | pig |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pórḱos | piglet |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |