Where does “bou-de-baltă” come from?

bou-de-baltă (Romanian) comes from Romanian de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

bou-de-baltă (Romanian): Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris)

Definitions

  1. Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris)

Ancestry of “bou-de-baltă”, step by step

bou-de-baltă traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandefrom; of; by
2Latindēof; concerning; about
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Romanian bou

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbouox; idiot
2Latinbōvem—
3Ancient Greek-ίδηςson of
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

via Romanian baltă

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbaltăpuddle, pond, pool (especially muddy); also swamp
2Albanianbaltëmud, sludge
3Proto-Albanianbaltāmarsh
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰolHto-white > marsh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →Every word from Proto-Italic posti →