Where does “dăltuitor” come from?

dăltuitor (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.

dăltuitor (Romanian): chiseler

Definitions

  1. chiseler

Ancestry of “dăltuitor”, 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 →