Where does “drăciuță” come from?

drăciuță (Romanian) comes from Romanian drăcie, from Romanian ie, from German Ja, from Middle High German ja, from Old High German jā, from Proto-West Germanic jā, from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.

Ancestry of “drăciuță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandrăciedevilry, devilish trickery, witchcraft, charms
2Romanianietraditional Romanian embroidered blouse; the...
3GermanJaa yes
4Middle High Germanja—
5Old High Germanjā—
6Proto-West Germanicjāyes; thus, so
7Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyēalready
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yē →Every word from Proto-Germanic ja →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jā →