Where does “branșa” come from?

branșa (Romanian) comes from French brancher, from French branche, from Old French branche, from Late Latin branca, from Gaulish vranca, from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂.

branșa (Romanian): to connect

Definitions

  1. to connect

Ancestry of “branșa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbrancherto connect; to branch; to branch off, to turn
2Frenchbranchebranch; first-person singular present indicative...
3Old Frenchbranchebranch
4Late Latinbrancafootprint, paw; footprint”, later also “paw, claw
5Gaulishvranca—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwrónkeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂ →Every word from Gaulish vranca →Every word from Late Latin branca →