Where does “Sântana de Mureș” come from?
Sântana de Mureș (Romanian) comes from Romanian Sântana, from Romanian sân, from Latin sinus, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás — to live.
Ancestry of “Sântana de Mureș”, step by step
Sântana de Mureș traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian Sântana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Sântana | — |
| 2 | Romanian | sân | breast |
| 3 | Latin | sinus | a hollow, cavity; curve, fold, winding; gulf, bay |
| 4 | Arabic | جَيْب | pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | ज्या | bow-string, tendon; sine |
| 6 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |