Where does “curcănie” come from?

curcănie (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.

curcănie (Romanian): petty crime

Definitions

  1. petty crime

Ancestry of “curcănie”, 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
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