Where does “borcănaș” come from?

borcănaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian borcan, from Hungarian borkancsó, from Hungarian bőr, from Proto-Uralic pere — skin; bark.

borcănaș (Romanian): small jar

Definitions

  1. small jar

Ancestry of “borcănaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianborcanjar; jarful
2Hungarianborkancsówine pitcher
3Hungarianbőrskin, leather; hide
4Proto-Uralicpereskin; bark
Every word from Proto-Uralic pere →Every word from Hungarian bőr →Every word from Hungarian borkancsó →
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