Where does “Vișinii” come from?

Vișinii (Romanian) comes from Romanian vișin, from Serbo-Croatian visina, from Bulgarian вишна, from Proto-Slavic višьňa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wéiśinjāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱs- — mistletoe.

Ancestry of “Vișinii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvișinsour cherry tree
2Serbo-Croatianvisinaheight; altitude
3Bulgarianвишнаsour cherry
4Proto-Slavicvišьňasour cherry; cherry
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*wéiśinjāˀ
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱs-mistletoe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱs-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wéiśinjāˀEvery word from Proto-Slavic višьňa