Where does “barză-neagră” come from?

barză-neagră (Romanian) comes from Romanian barză, from Romanian barz, from Proto-Albanian bardza, from Proto-Indo-European bʰórh₁ǵ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerh₁ǵ- — to shine.

barză-neagră (Romanian): black stork

Definitions

  1. black stork

Ancestry of “barză-neagră”, step by step

barză-neagră traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian barză

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbarzăstork; feminine singular of barz
2Romanianbarzof mixed colors, spotted
3Proto-Albanianbardzawhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰórh₁ǵ-o-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerh₁ǵ-to shine

via Romanian neagră

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianneagră—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerh₁ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰórh₁ǵ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Albanian bardza →