Where does “copilaș” come from?

copilaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian aș, from Vulgar Latin habessim, from Latin habuissem, from Latin habeo, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.

copilaș (Romanian): little/young child, kid; baby

Definitions

little/young child, kid; baby

Ancestry of “copilaș”, step by step

copilaș traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian aș

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	aș	would, should
2	Vulgar Latin	habessim	—
3	Latin	habuissem	first-person singular pluperfect active...
4	Latin	habeo	I have, hold; I own, have; I possess, have
5	Proto-Italic	habēō	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	gʰh₁bʰ-	to grab, to take; to grab, take

via Romanian copil

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	copil	child
2	Proto-Slavic	kopylъ	shoot, sprout; bastard
3	Proto-Slavic	kǫpati	to bathe; to swim
4	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kep-	to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

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