Where does “cotorobușcă” come from?

cotorobușcă (Romanian) comes from Romanian cotor, from Romani kotor, from Classical Armenian կոտոր.

cotorobușcă (Romanian): white wagtail (Motacilla alba)

Definitions

  1. white wagtail (Motacilla alba)

Ancestry of “cotorobușcă”, step by step

cotorobușcă traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian cotor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancotorstalk, stem bottom part of cabbage, salad etc
2Romanikotorpiece; short period of time
3Classical Armenianկոտոր—

via Romanian buși

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbușito thump, to slam, to strike
Every word from Classical Armenian կոտոր →Every word from Romani kotor →Every word from Romanian cotor →