Where does “Săvești” come from?

Săvești (Romanian) comes from Finnish sava-, from Mizo va, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *waa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *waʔ — bird, fowl.

Ancestry of “Săvești”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsava-—
2Mizovabird (only found in compounds)
3Proto-Kuki-Chin*waa—
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*waʔbird, fowl
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *waʔ →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *waa →Every word from Finnish sava- →