Where does “degetaș” come from?

degetaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian deget, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

Ancestry of “degetaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandegetfinger
2Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Latin digitus →Every word from Romanian deget →