Where does “Sulescu” come from?

Sulescu (Romanian) comes from Romanian sulă, from Vulgar Latin subla, from Latin subula, from Latin suō, from Proto-Italic sūō, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.

Ancestry of “Sulescu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansulăawl
2Vulgar Latinsubla
3Latinsubulashoemaker's awl
4Latinsuōto sew, stitch
5Proto-Italicsūōsew, stitch
6Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH-Every word from Proto-Italic sūōEvery word from Latin suō