Where does “craidonaș” come from?
craidonaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian craidon, from Romanian crai, from Old Church Slavonic краи, from Proto-Slavic krajь, from Proto-Slavic krojiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krájīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-eye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁- — to sift, to separate.
Ancestry of “craidonaș”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | craidon | womanizer |
| 2 | Romanian | crai | king, emperor, ruler; king; lady's man,... |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | краи | edge; end; rim |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | krajь | edge, end |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | krojiti | to cut |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | krájīˀtei | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁-eye-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kroh₁y- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kreh₁y- | to sift, to separate |