Where does “Strâmbu” come from?

Strâmbu (Romanian) comes from Romanian strâmb, from Vulgar Latin strambus, from Latin strabus, from Ancient Greek στραβός, from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-.

Ancestry of “Strâmbu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianstrâmbcrooked, bent
2Vulgar Latinstrambussquinting, crosseyed, crooked, distorted
3Latinstrabussquinting, crooked, slanted
4Ancient Greekστραβόςdistorted, oblique; squinting, squint-eyed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstrebʰ-—

Words derived from “Strâmbu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek στραβός →Every word from Latin strabus →