Where does “cucuruzaștină” come from?

cucuruzaștină (Romanian) comes from Romanian cucuruz, from Latin cucullus, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

cucuruzaștină (Romanian): maizefield

Definitions

  1. maizefield

Ancestry of “cucuruzaștină”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancucuruzmaize, corn
2Latincucullusa covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-l-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l- →Every word from Latin cucullus →