Where does “coțcărie” come from?

coțcărie (Romanian) comes from Romanian coțcar, from Romanian coțcă, from Serbo-Croatian kȍcka, from Proto-Slavic kostъka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

coțcărie (Romanian): swindle

Definitions

  1. swindle

Ancestry of “coțcărie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancoțcarswindler
2Romaniancoțcădie
3Serbo-Croatiankȍckacube
4Proto-Slavickostъkasmall bone
5Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
6Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъka →Every word from Proto-Slavic kostъka →