Where does “Scăfaru” come from?
Scăfaru (Romanian) comes from Romanian scăfar, from Romanian scafă, from Greek σκάφη, from Ancient Greek σκάφη, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
Ancestry of “Scăfaru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | scăfar | bowlmaker |
| 2 | Romanian | scafă | wooden bowl |
| 3 | Greek | σκάφη | wash tub; Nominative, accusative and... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκάφη | bowl, tub, basin, bath; light boat, skiff; cradle |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |