Where does “domnia” come from?
domnia (Romanian) comes from Romanian ta, from Vulgar Latin ta, from Latin tua, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu, from Polish być — to be able.
Ancestry of “domnia”, step by step
domnia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian ta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | ta | feminine singular of tău your; yours |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | ta | — |
| 3 | Latin | tua | inflection of tuus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 4 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 5 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 6 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 7 | Polish | tu | here |
| 8 | Polish | być | to be |
| 9 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 10 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 11 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via Romanian Domn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Domn | God |
| 2 | Late Latin | domnus | lord; master |
| 3 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 4 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |