Where does “brânzi” come from?
brânzi (Romanian) comes from Romanian i, from Old Church Slavonic и, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti — to go.
brânzi (Romanian): to curd
Definitions
- to curd
Ancestry of “brânzi”, step by step
brânzi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian i
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | i | and |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | и | and; him |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | jь | this; he |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | iś | this |
| 5 | Old Polish | ić | to go |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | jьti | to go |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | eitei | to go |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
via Romanian brânză
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | brânză | cheese; type of cheese |
| 2 | Latin | brandeum | Holy covering, shroud, linen or silk covering for... |
| 3 | Frankish | brādon | — |
| 4 | Frankish | brādō | roasted meat, ham |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brēdô | flesh, meat; muscle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrē- | to burn, heat; seethe, toss about, cook; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |