Where does “dâmbucă” come from?

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

Ancestry of “dâmbucă”, 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 dǫbъEvery word from Old Polish dąb