Where does “barză-albă” come from?
barză-albă (Romanian) comes from Romanian albă, from Vulgar Latin alba, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.
barză-albă (Romanian): white stork
Definitions
- white stork
Ancestry of “barză-albă”, step by step
barză-albă traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian albă
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | albă | feminine singular of alb |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | alba | — |
| 3 | Latin | Albus | white properly without, dull white |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | alβos | white |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élbʰos | white |
via Romanian barză
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | barză | stork; feminine singular of barz |
| 2 | Romanian | barz | of mixed colors, spotted |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | bardza | white |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰórh₁ǵ-o-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerh₁ǵ- | to shine |