Where does “dâmbușor” come from?

dâmbușor (Romanian) comes from Romanian dâmb, from Hungarian domb, from Old Polish dąb, from Proto-Slavic dǫbъ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰanw-.

dâmbușor (Romanian): small knoll

Definitions

  1. small knoll

Ancestry of “dâmbușor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandâmbknoll
2Hungariandombhill, mound, hump
3Old Polishdąb—
4Proto-Slavicdǫbъoak tree; oak
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰanw-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰanw- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dǫbъ →Every word from Old Polish dąb →