Where does “coteneață” come from?

coteneață (Romanian) comes from Romanian coteț, from Old Church Slavonic котьць, from Proto-Slavic kotьcь — cottage, pigsty.

coteneață (Romanian): a small coop

Definitions

  1. a small coop

Ancestry of “coteneață”, step by step

coteneață traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian coteț

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancotețcoop
2Old Church Slavonicкотьць—
3Proto-Slavickotьcьcottage, pigsty

via Romanian chichineață

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianchichineațăcrib, hovel, hut, poor cottage
Every word from Proto-Slavic kotьcь →Every word from Old Church Slavonic котьць →Every word from Romanian coteț →