Where does “ciocoiaș” come from?

ciocoiaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian -aș, from Proto-Slavic -ašь.

ciocoiaș (Romanian): small upstart

Definitions

  1. small upstart

Ancestry of “ciocoiaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanian-așdiminutive suffix
2Proto-Slavic-ašь—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ašь →Every word from Romanian -aș →