Where does “colțunaș” come from?

colțunaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian colțun, from Greek καλτσούνι, from Italian calzoni — plural of calzone; trousers.

colțunaș (Romanian): pierogi

Definitions

  1. pierogi

Ancestry of “colțunaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancolțunsock; stocking
2Greekκαλτσούνι—
3Italiancalzoniplural of calzone; trousers
Every word from Italian calzoni →Every word from Greek καλτσούνι →Every word from Romanian colțun →