Where does “covăciță” come from?

covăciță (Romanian) comes from Romanian covaci, from Church Slavonic ковачь, from Proto-Slavic kovačь, from Proto-Slavic kovàti, from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- — to hit, to strike; to forge.

Ancestry of “covăciță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancovaciblacksmith
2Church Slavonicковачь—
3Proto-Slavickovačь—
4Proto-Slavickovàtito forge
5Proto-Indo-Europeankewh₂-to hit, to strike; to forge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kovàti →Every word from Proto-Slavic kovačь →