Where does “Vișinești” come from?
Vișinești (Romanian) comes from Serbo-Croatian visina, from Bulgarian вишна, from Proto-Slavic višьňa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wéiśinjāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱs- — mistletoe.
Ancestry of “Vișinești”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | visina | height; altitude |
| 2 | Bulgarian | вишна | sour cherry |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | višьňa | sour cherry; cherry |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *wéiśinjāˀ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱs- | mistletoe |