Where does “Roșcăneanu” come from?

Roșcăneanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Roșcani, from Romanian roșca, from Romanian roșu, from Latin russus, from Latin Russia, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

Ancestry of “Roșcăneanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianRoșcani
2Romanianroșca
3Romanianroșured
4Latinrussusred, reddish-brown
5LatinRussia
6Old East SlavicРусьRus; Ruthenia
7FinnishruotsiSwedish
8Proto-Finnic*roocciSwede originally anyone from Roslagen
9Old Swedishroþs-related to rowing
10Old Norseróðrrowing
11Proto-Germanicrōþrąoar; rudder
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁-Every word from Old Swedish roþs-Every word from Proto-Finnic *roocci
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