Where does “ciocârlie” come from?
ciocârlie (Romanian) comes from Romanian -ie, from Latin -īlia, from Swahili -lia.
ciocârlie (Romanian): skylark
Ancestry of “ciocârlie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | -ie | Used with a stem to create a noun relating to... |
| 2 | Latin | -īlia | — |
| 3 | Swahili | -lia | — |