Where does “dăltuială” come from?

dăltuială (Romanian) comes from Romanian dăltui, from Romanian daltă, from Albanian daltë, from Proto-Slavic *dolto, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dálbtan, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelbʰ- — to dig, excavate.

dăltuială (Romanian): chiseling

Definitions

  1. chiseling

Ancestry of “dăltuială”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandăltuito chisel
2Romaniandaltăchisel
3Albaniandaltëchisel
4Proto-Slavic*dolto—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*dálbtanchisel
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelbʰ-to dig, excavate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dálbtan →Every word from Proto-Slavic *dolto →