Where does “Rugăria” come from?

Rugăria (Romanian) comes from Romanian rugărie, from Romanian rug, from Latin rubus, from Proto-Italic wruðos, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥dʰo- — sweetbriar.

Ancestry of “Rugăria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianrugăriebramble shrub
2Romanianrugpyre; bramble
3Latinrubusbramble, blackberry bush
4Proto-Italicwruðos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥dʰo-sweetbriar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥dʰo-
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