Where does “cămășuică” come from?

cămășuică (Romanian) comes from Romanian cămașă, from Latin camisia, from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi, from Proto-Germanic hamō, from Proto-Germanic hamô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

cămășuică (Romanian): chemisette

Definitions

  1. chemisette

Ancestry of “cămășuică”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancămașăshirt
2Latincamisiashirt; nightgown; alb
3Proto-West Germanic*hamiþishirt
4Proto-Germanichamōshape, physical form
5Proto-Germanichamôcover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem-