Where does “curcan” come from?

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

curcan (Romanian): turkey; turkey-cock; cop, peeler, copper

Definitions

  1. turkey; turkey-cock; cop, peeler, copper

Ancestry of “curcan”, step by step

curcan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniananyear
2Latinannusyear; time; season
3Proto-Italicatnosyear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass

via Romanian curcă

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancurcăturkey-hen
2Bulgarianкуркаwild hen; turkey hen
3Proto-Slavickurъka—

Words derived from “curcan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no- →Every word from Proto-Italic atnos →