Where does “butoiaș” come from?

butoiaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian butoi, from Latin buttis, from Ancient Greek πυτίνη, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw- — to swell, puff.

butoiaș (Romanian): small barrel

Definitions

  1. small barrel

Ancestry of “butoiaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbutoibarrel
2Latinbuttiscask, barrel
3Ancient Greekπυτίνηa flagon, flask
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰeHw-to swell, puff
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw- →Every word from Ancient Greek πυτίνη →Every word from Latin buttis →