Where does “curcănaș” come from?

curcănaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian curcan, from Romanian an, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.

curcănaș (Romanian): small turkey

Definitions

  1. small turkey

Ancestry of “curcănaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancurcanturkey; turkey-cock; cop, peeler, copper
2Romaniananyear
3Latinannusyear; time; season
4Proto-Italicatnosyear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no- →Every word from Proto-Italic atnos →