Where does “brădănaș” come from?

brădănaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian brădan, from Romanian brad, from Albanian bradh, from Proto-Albanian bardza, from Proto-Indo-European bʰórh₁ǵ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerh₁ǵ- — to shine.

Ancestry of “brădănaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbrădan—
2Romanianbradfir, "Abies alba"; pine tree; pine wood
3Albanianbradh—
4Proto-Albanianbardzawhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰórh₁ǵ-o-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerh₁ǵ-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerh₁ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰórh₁ǵ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Albanian bardza →
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